Minutemen are Gun Nuts

The Minutemen Are Gun Nuts

The Minutemen are Gun Nuts

Gun nuts! I've noticed that the do-it-yourself border patrol groups like to recruit at gun shows and other weapons related events. A number of these people think of themselves as hunters.

Apparently, most border patrol types carry concealed weapons!

Just examine the application to join the Kansas chapter of MCDC, the Minuteman Civil Defense Corp., about half-way down you see the request for the applicant's Concealed Weapon License number!

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Minuteman Civil Defense Corps

State of Kansas Chapter
Volunteer Registration Application

First Name _____________________ Middle Name ________________

Last Name___________________

Social Security # ________________________ Date of Birth_________________

Address ______________________________________ Suite or Apt #__________

City ___________________________ State __________ Zip Code_____________

E-Mail Address_________________ phone ___________________ Cell_________

# Years at Current Address ___________ (if less than 1 year, please list previous address below)

Previous Address _________________________________________________________

Previous Address City _____________________ State _______ Zip Code ____________

Concealed Weapon License #*_______________ State __________ Zip Code_________

Can you serve on the border _______________ Preferred State_____________________

Are you interested in a leadership / organizational role _____________________

A $50 non-refundable volunteer registration fee is required to cover fees for a security background check and administrative cost unless a photocopy of your Concealed Weapon License and/or your Military ID card is attached to this application.

Credit Card Billing Information: Card Type _______ Card # ____________________

Expiration Date___________ Security Code 3 to 4 digits on back of card __________

Your Full Name* _________________________________________________________

Billing Address** ________________________________________________________

Billing City** ______________________________________ Billing State** ________

*as it appears on your credit card: **as it appears on your credit card billing statement:

*If paying by check, make it payable to: Mail To:

Minuteman Civil Defense Corps Minuteman Civil Defense Corps

State of Kansas Chapter

Signature______________________________ P.O. Box 2314

Olathe, Kansas 66051-2314

mcdcofkansas@sbcglobal.net

Date:________________________

*Donations also welcomed if you just want to help us and our country!

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You cannot help but get the feeling, looking at this application, that minutemen are armed. The question is this,

“ Is MCDC armed and extremely dangerous to the rule of law and to those who may not agree with them?” ¹

Then you run across quotations like the one by the head of MCDC, Chris Simcox, “Militia rules mandate that each member carry a pistol, for which a background check is required, and he or she must also wear a baseball cap emblazoned with an American flag,”reported Max Blumenthal. The border patrol movement seems to be more about pistols than patriotism.

It is almost as if these so-called patriots are trying to set up and legitimize private armies run by the likes of Chris Simcox. Isn't that the fascist siren song?, “Let us provide security at the point of a gun, give obedience to the leader, intimidate others into silence or worse?”

What sort of arsenal will be brought into the Uptown Theater on February 1^st, 2008?

I heard that the landlord will put all his undocumented workers out of sight for that date, but what is he going to do about all that heat that the Minutemen bring? Hell, for all I know he is packing a rod himself!

It raises all sorts of practical issues. Will lots of folks be packing at the February 1^st event?

Will long arms and semi-automatic weapons be allowed? How about uzis? They are such cute little mechanisms of mayhem! Just don't tell the insurance company. There could be liability issues.

Then, on the other hand, will they ban weapons and put people through some sort of body search? That could dampen the festivities! Yet isn't it the responsible thing to do with so many armed vigilantes showing up?

Will they be selling guns in the lobby? Ammo?

1 Is Frances Semler not merely a granny but an armed granny? Is that where she got that hawk-like gaze, on the firing range? Makes the Park Board Meetings less confrontational, I bet.

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