How long will the volcano stay dormant?

"The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants. It is it’s natural manure." Thomas Jefferson. This is the reason we no longer kneel to a British monarch. And why the Second Amendment remains as needed today as it ever was. We must be willing to defend our lives and possessions against ALL who'd threaten them - with arms as necessary.

Well...between the posters wanting to nuke China and the Davos crowd and Milley/Austin trannyized military we won't have the manpower to do much of anything except shelter(cower) in place...

I was expecting it to hit the fan in the 80's. Despite all the gun bans of the 60's and 70's, it still wasn't enough for the tyrants out there. I figured the "assault weapons" ban would be the straw that broke the camel's back. It wasn't. Now they've had 40 more years to add straws.

There are a whole lot more guns out there/here than there were 30+ years ago! I, for one, am not too worried about the Don Johnson/Miami Vice wannabees running around holding their guns sideways. I'm more concerned with authorities w/sophisticated weapons systems that think they're God and are protecting their paychecks!

I was at a multi-day engineering conference in Long Beach when these riots broke out. You could see the smoke on the horizon, standing at ground level. Getting batteries for a portable radio required a trip to the mall on the second day. It was deserted, about 1/2 of the stores closed. I found a record shop, since most stores were clothing, and went in. Discussions of the events of the night before were interesting. He lived near the riots, owned his own small home, had stayed to defend it. Sofa blocking the front door, kitchen table and chairs blocked the back door. No lights on, shades all drawn. He slept on the floor in the living room with his revolver at one side, his pump shotgun at the other, terrified. We left the second afternoon. Getting to LAX, most of the counters were closed, all the food and other sellers were shut down. Our aircraft had to go around when the tailwinds on landing exceeded allowable limits. They were landing from the west to east, with the wind, because to the east of the airport there were reports of 'shooting at the aircraft' during their low approach. We were very worried that we wouldn't get out of that hell hole. As we took off twe went south of much of LA and I could see the fires. Many square miles were shrouded in an opaque brown smoke plume. Around the periphery of the smoke area, I counted 59 individual fires. This is ONLY the edge, it was impossible to see into most of the area being burned. There must have been 5 or 10 times that many fires in there. We saw videos in the lobby of the hotel of the Korean businessmen on the roofs and out front of their stores with AR-15s and other semi-auto rifles, guarding their properties -- which did not burn. NICS checks for gun sales through federal dealers have been running at about 2 million to 4 million per month. 2023 had 29.8 million NICS checks, 2022 had 31 million checks. This has been the steady flow, about 30 million federal instant background checks per year. Not every NICS check is a gun sale, if we guess that 40% (likely more) of that roughly 30 million NICS checks per year represents new gun sales., this is 12 million new guns being legally purchased every year. This has been going on for decades now. In 10 years this alone is enough for a new gun for every third man, woman and child in the country. And estimates have been that there were at least 200-300 million guns in private hands in the 1960s, before there were any records at all kept on gun sales, when guns were sold freely like hammers, or chainsaws, available in any hardware store. If things do "go sideways" there will be plenty of weapons available for the fight. Better have your own and plenty of ammunition.

Being cheated out of my vote by the Democrats, their filing our country with third world losers, 16,000 Chinese walking over the border. people trying to tear down the WH fence while crying for the terrorist Palestinians, trying to force me to buy a EV I don't want closing power plants while we are hurting for more electricity, locking up people for 3 years with no trial, placing BS charges against a former President, something never before done in the history of our nation. Yes Get ready, It's coming.

The solution is not "civil war," as that is just what they want, nor will it come via the ballot box and the irrevocably corrupted electoral system. Somewhere in the middle, but there will be bloodshed.

This is why the leftist establishment so desperately wants to eliminate private gun ownership. That way no one will be able to defend themselves against Antifa, BLM, and other riot organizers who benefit the left.

#5 - Imagine that, you were in my hometown and workplace during that momentous occasion! TK was LAPD and a major in the National Guard. By the time I got home that first afternoon he was already in his camos. His review of our home defense plan was interrupted by our neighbor asking if he could borrow a gun. Shortly after that TK left, and I didn't see or hear from him for the next four days. Having been a policeman's daughter (Watt's riot), I knew how to be a policeman's wife. He took his pistols and long guns, and left me with the detective special. The TV was my life-line. I was the senior analyst for one of the Deputy Directors with the Department of Airports. Our office was on the 7th floor of the old tower building. We had a great view of the entire L.A. basin, and watched as the fires steadily headed west towards the airport, day after day. I drove to and from work with the revolver in my lap. One day while talking about the situation, it was the only topic, I mentioned my driving habit. My boss was aghast and asked where the gun was now. I told him it was in my purse. He asked, "In your office?!" I said yes. "In the airport?!" I said yes, and explained that the ban on guns is in the terminals not the administration building. We didn't have a metal detector to get into our building. He was confused, and just mumbled not to tell anybody else. LOL. One of my favorite memories from that time. Could never happen today. It was those riots and the total dysfunctional reaction of the City government that convinced TK and I that there was no hope for Los Angeles. The city was doomed. The following summer we went searching for land. That is when we found our homestead, Fort Serenity. We moved here in 1999. So, in a strange way, the Rodney King riot was the baptism by fire that birthed our new life.

Frodo: I wish none of this had happened, I wish the Ring had never come to me. Gandalf's reply: So do all who live to see such times, but that is not for you to decide. All you have to decide is what to do with the time you have been given.

Re #9, so you saw that miles wide brown, opaque cloud blowing moderately eastward, too. Since you were above ground you had a better view than most. The view from the window of an eastbound jet at about 10,000 ft was stunning, appalling, shocking. Square miles completely invisible inside that dark, angry brown smoke cloud. I remember breathing a huge sigh of relief once we cleared LA air space on the way back home to sanity in KC suburbs. And I was armed, too. Won't talk about it because at that time it seemed clear that being safe was more important than being fully legal, same as you figured, too. Basically I stayed legal, but occasionally skirting the rules a bit. It was totally legal on the aircraft. I have visited friends in California many times since, but most often drive these days, so I can legally keep guns in the car. Flying with guns is possible, legally, but more hassle.

#5, #9, and #11, obviously very moving eyewitness accounts. FTA - "American society has become like a volcano, long dormant, but now awakening. The pressure is increasing as every day, loyal Americans notice that something has gone terribly wrong. It cannot continue like this much longer. It won't". The "when" part as to when the national riots will begin is hard to predict. The "If" part is already certain. You both have taken the necessary steps to achieve self-reliance. My wife and I have, too. Sadly, most other Americans have not, don't care, or are totally unaware while they happily consume the msms' "news product". Always remember that desperate people do desperate things. Especially when they go hungry.

And for TQ....congratulations on your "Escape from LA". Best wishes for a safe and wonderful life in your new area. Love your posts.