The Face of Evil
by Jeff Elkins
MSNBC, in its documentary The .50-caliber militia has been kind enough to
reveal the true nature of one of the state�s most noxious
congresspersons: Rep. Henry Waxman, D-California.
The central figure of the MSNBC Investigates documentary is Bob Stewart,
creator of the Maadi-Griffin .50 caliber rifle kit. Very popular with
enthusiasts, the Maadi-Griffin retails for under $1,600 compared to
$8,000 for a Barrett .50 caliber rifle. The Maadi-Griffin also has the
added advantage of having no serial numbers and under current law, buyers
do not have to register the kits with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and
Firearms.
Rep. Waxman wants to change that, pronto. In fact, Waxman wants to
reclassify all .50 caliber rifles as either destructive devices or Class
III weapons, thus making them effectively unavailable to commoners.
Actually, what Waxman really wants is to take away all your guns�so he
can enslave you � or kill you.
I�d like to illustrate with some choice Waxman quotes, interspersing my
comments.
Quoting Waxman: "I don�t think everybody has a right to a weapon
that can be used to kill innocent people and maybe threaten the life of a
president of the United States."
That could cover something as prosaic as a butter knife. Reagan was shot
with a cheap .22 caliber revolver. What Waxman is saying here is that you
have no right to any weapon.
Quoting Waxman: "The legislation we�re trying to get through would
upgrade the classification of .50-caliber weapons to the same level as
machine guns and other similar kinds of weapons."
Until 1934, it was not at all uncommon for free Americans to own
select-fire weaponry. Technically, you still can, but the hoops you have
to jump through combined with the inflated cost and waiting period makes
ownership of any Class III device impractical for most citizens.
Additionally, I would never purchase a Class III weapon under the
constraints currently imposed by the State . God only knows what kind of
list that would put you on at BATF central.
Quoting Waxman: "This kind of weapon can blow up a limousine or a
helicopter, can take out a vehicle, armored vehicle, maybe even a mile
away. It can shoot through seven buildings!"
This begins to get to the core of Waxman�s fear. Who commonly rides in
limousines, helicopters, and armored vehicles? He�s afraid of the very
citizens he was elected to represent. His fear of the general citizenry
lurks behind every word from his statist mouth. In addition to fearing
you, he hates you as well.
Quoting Waxman: "I don�t believe we should wait until another
tragedy takes place before we act in an appropriate, common-sense
way."
Another tragedy? I�m unaware of any crimes committed with a .50 caliber
rifle. No school shootings, bank robberies, assassinations or car
jackings accomplished with the aid of a .50 caliber rifle have been
reported, to my knowledge. Anyone who can afford a .50 caliber rifle is
probably fairly upstanding, at least in an economic sense.
Quoting Waxman: "If they are militia people who think they�re going
to defend America from Americans by having these weapons, and using them
for that purpose, I don�t think they ought to have them."
I�m ecstatic that the honorable Representative Waxman was not an attendee
for the events following a certain shot heard in Concord many, many years
ago. Perhaps his spiritual forefathers were�we called them Tories and
most of them fled to Canada. They seem to have made a comeback,
unfortunately.
Quoting Waxman: "If I had my druthers, I�d go further than
legislation. I don�t wanna see some people with this weapon at
all."
I don�t "wanna" see a statist slavemaster like Waxman as an
elected official of my country and it is amazing that so-called citizens
would elect such a peculiar animal to a position of street sweeper, much
less to the United States House of Representatives. It almost makes one
think fondly of the poll tax and perhaps a property ownership requirement
for voting. And I�m curious as to what he means by "further than
legislation." Concentration camps, perhaps?
Quoting Waxman: "If someone is so fearful that, that they�re going
to start using their weapons to protect their rights, makes me very
nervous that these people have these weapons at all!"
I saved the worst quote for last. Please read that quote. Then read it
again and memorize it. It�s the perfect illustration of the face of evil
we confront. Waxman is correct to be nervous. In fact, he should be
terrified.
I rather think he is, don�t you?
May 16, 2001
Jeff Elkins [send him mail] is a freelance consultant and writer living
in North Central Florida. His personal website is located at
www.elkins.org.
Copyright � 2001 LewRockwell.com
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their own arms."
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