BarnacleBob
01-06-2004, 09:12 AM
Tactics of the Second Amendment Rifleman Part I
Miscellaneous Editorial Opinion (Published)
Source: The Shotgun News Volume 53 Issue 29
Published: October 1999 Author: Fred
Posted on 11/06/1999 20:30:59 PST by noname
I have heard many "new" second amendment converts ask "but what can one man do against an army." The following is an opinion recently published which may begin to answer this question. It is in "Fred´s" column.
The following is protected speech under the 1st Amendment. It is strictly hypothetical, and no one is urged to take any unlawful action. The discussion is for educational purposes only to stimulate thought about an important topic, defending constitutional rights.
Existance of the 2nd amendment implies willingness and ability to exercise rights protected by that amendment.The original purpose was to provide citizens with means to check a runaway government - what has been called the "ultimate safety net." But it also implies a DUTY to be ready to use ´em - or be ready to lose ´em.
In the future one is likely to see a weak US government experiencing increasing difficulty enforcing confiscatory gun laws, and "invites" assistance from the UN, setting the stage for the integration of the US into a world government. Liberals worship the UN, anyone associated with the UN or the Third World, and international law - and wouldn´t think twice about seeking outside help to manage unruly - in their eyes - criminals in the US population.
So all it may take is a liberal president and liberal control of Congress - and the rest of us are SOL.
That introduction sets the stage for a discussion of the second amendment rifleman, in which we (for now) narrowly focus on tactics which might be used by that rifleman to aid in the defense of our hard - won heritage of freedom.
First, equipment. 1st choice of weapon is a semi-auto M14, but if you don´t have one, an SKS or AR15 would be useful. You could even make people sit up and take notice with a Lee-Enfield if you practice enough to be fast on the bolt. Any other firearm is perfectly acceptable provided it - and you - can outshoot your opponent.
Since you may have to move to the encounter location, ammo in bandoleers and mags in pouches, along with 2 qts of water are a minimum. An emergency bandage and binocs would be useful (We are not talking about survival in the woods, merely movement to contact.)
The following will focus only on actions of the individual rifleman, and ignore two other important topics, some aspects of which may alter the following, namely Preparing the encounter location and teamwork.
The first rule would be to take no unnecessary risks. Think about it. You want to remain undetected until you reveal yourself with hits on the target, and even then you want asmuch cover as you can get.
Unseen means observing principles of camouflage: disruption of shape, prevention of shine, awareness of shadow, and moving either very fast or very slow. A 3´ by 4´ section cut out of camo screening will be very useful, along with garnishing your firearm to break up its distinctive shape - something as simple as wrapping a band of burlap diagonaly down the stock will do the trick.
Early target detection is a must in this case, your oponent will be on the move and your movement is simply to get you to the place where you can stop him (that is the essence of defense of home and community, and the first stage of defending freedom.) More than likely your opponent will bemotorized, so target detection will be fairly easy.
Cover means physical protection from hostile fire. That means you select your engagement location to preclude easy detection and expose the smallest possible area to the enemy.
Your mission is to harass, delay, and cause maximum casualties to the other side. If you are good enough, you can get several hits before the other side has time to react, thereby catching multiple targets unaware and exposed.
Engagement range will be a minimum of 300 yards, and preferably 400 or 500 yards - the "devil´s playground" - but for you the rifleman it is simply your work area. At the minimum range you will be outside the effective range of aimed rifle fire and need only worry about random rifle/MG fire - and automatic grenade launchers. And this last means you get the best cover possible. If air is afactor, make that overhead cover. Once your position is revealed you will immediately relocate to another position 50 or 100 yards away, although this time your targets will be vulnerable locations on vehicles and equipment (the uniformed personnel will be behind cover, you bet).
Now´s when you don´t push your luck. Better to get out and fall back to the next good position and wait for them to saddle up and come down the road again. Eventually, they will put out scouts to walk ahead and these will be "gimme" targets, until you´ve got them so demoralized they 1) stop for the night, 2) button up and ram their way down the road, or 3) vsll in fire support. By this time you should be ugging out, satisfied with a job well done, not pushing your luck - there´ll be other days.
Depending on the persistent stupidity or the quickness of the other side, you will have fired as few as a half dozen rounds or as many as 25-40 rounds.
But "Rome wasn´t built in a day," and the founding fathers will have another day to smile down on you for using the tools they have guaranteed for you so long ago.
Next time: Preparing the encounter location.
So now for those of you wondering about just what those gun you are duty bound to own are for, I will present part II tomorrow.
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The above is above and beyond "what gun should I buy." If you don´t understand the physical, and mental discipline necessary for the defense of freedom, maybe you shouldn´t have one. All just hypothetical, of course.
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LINK:
http://www.freerepublic.com/forum/a382500833d0c.htm
Miscellaneous Editorial Opinion (Published)
Source: The Shotgun News Volume 53 Issue 29
Published: October 1999 Author: Fred
Posted on 11/06/1999 20:30:59 PST by noname
I have heard many "new" second amendment converts ask "but what can one man do against an army." The following is an opinion recently published which may begin to answer this question. It is in "Fred´s" column.
The following is protected speech under the 1st Amendment. It is strictly hypothetical, and no one is urged to take any unlawful action. The discussion is for educational purposes only to stimulate thought about an important topic, defending constitutional rights.
Existance of the 2nd amendment implies willingness and ability to exercise rights protected by that amendment.The original purpose was to provide citizens with means to check a runaway government - what has been called the "ultimate safety net." But it also implies a DUTY to be ready to use ´em - or be ready to lose ´em.
In the future one is likely to see a weak US government experiencing increasing difficulty enforcing confiscatory gun laws, and "invites" assistance from the UN, setting the stage for the integration of the US into a world government. Liberals worship the UN, anyone associated with the UN or the Third World, and international law - and wouldn´t think twice about seeking outside help to manage unruly - in their eyes - criminals in the US population.
So all it may take is a liberal president and liberal control of Congress - and the rest of us are SOL.
That introduction sets the stage for a discussion of the second amendment rifleman, in which we (for now) narrowly focus on tactics which might be used by that rifleman to aid in the defense of our hard - won heritage of freedom.
First, equipment. 1st choice of weapon is a semi-auto M14, but if you don´t have one, an SKS or AR15 would be useful. You could even make people sit up and take notice with a Lee-Enfield if you practice enough to be fast on the bolt. Any other firearm is perfectly acceptable provided it - and you - can outshoot your opponent.
Since you may have to move to the encounter location, ammo in bandoleers and mags in pouches, along with 2 qts of water are a minimum. An emergency bandage and binocs would be useful (We are not talking about survival in the woods, merely movement to contact.)
The following will focus only on actions of the individual rifleman, and ignore two other important topics, some aspects of which may alter the following, namely Preparing the encounter location and teamwork.
The first rule would be to take no unnecessary risks. Think about it. You want to remain undetected until you reveal yourself with hits on the target, and even then you want asmuch cover as you can get.
Unseen means observing principles of camouflage: disruption of shape, prevention of shine, awareness of shadow, and moving either very fast or very slow. A 3´ by 4´ section cut out of camo screening will be very useful, along with garnishing your firearm to break up its distinctive shape - something as simple as wrapping a band of burlap diagonaly down the stock will do the trick.
Early target detection is a must in this case, your oponent will be on the move and your movement is simply to get you to the place where you can stop him (that is the essence of defense of home and community, and the first stage of defending freedom.) More than likely your opponent will bemotorized, so target detection will be fairly easy.
Cover means physical protection from hostile fire. That means you select your engagement location to preclude easy detection and expose the smallest possible area to the enemy.
Your mission is to harass, delay, and cause maximum casualties to the other side. If you are good enough, you can get several hits before the other side has time to react, thereby catching multiple targets unaware and exposed.
Engagement range will be a minimum of 300 yards, and preferably 400 or 500 yards - the "devil´s playground" - but for you the rifleman it is simply your work area. At the minimum range you will be outside the effective range of aimed rifle fire and need only worry about random rifle/MG fire - and automatic grenade launchers. And this last means you get the best cover possible. If air is afactor, make that overhead cover. Once your position is revealed you will immediately relocate to another position 50 or 100 yards away, although this time your targets will be vulnerable locations on vehicles and equipment (the uniformed personnel will be behind cover, you bet).
Now´s when you don´t push your luck. Better to get out and fall back to the next good position and wait for them to saddle up and come down the road again. Eventually, they will put out scouts to walk ahead and these will be "gimme" targets, until you´ve got them so demoralized they 1) stop for the night, 2) button up and ram their way down the road, or 3) vsll in fire support. By this time you should be ugging out, satisfied with a job well done, not pushing your luck - there´ll be other days.
Depending on the persistent stupidity or the quickness of the other side, you will have fired as few as a half dozen rounds or as many as 25-40 rounds.
But "Rome wasn´t built in a day," and the founding fathers will have another day to smile down on you for using the tools they have guaranteed for you so long ago.
Next time: Preparing the encounter location.
So now for those of you wondering about just what those gun you are duty bound to own are for, I will present part II tomorrow.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
The above is above and beyond "what gun should I buy." If you don´t understand the physical, and mental discipline necessary for the defense of freedom, maybe you shouldn´t have one. All just hypothetical, of course.
*************************************
LINK:
http://www.freerepublic.com/forum/a382500833d0c.htm