Gun confiscation - a chilling first hand account

[enginenerd]

http://www.ammoland.com/2013/11/comments-from-a-door-to-door-gun-confiscation-survivor/

 

[SCARCQB]

I was in the Philippines during that time.

Civilians had no legal means to acquire a weapon. But that does not mean they did not get weapons. Blackmarket was established after a while. The place was flooded with AUTOMATIC weapons that were stolen from the military or smuggled in from all over the world.

At the same time, Communist rebels and Muslim separatist were heavilly armed. At that time, M16 were about a 150 USD. Fragmentation grenades were around five bucks each. 40 mm M203/79 HE rounds were priced the same.

Marcos.. Thought that he eliminated weapons, in fact... He only drove the industry underground. With no regulations, automatic weapons were as common as color TVs.

At age 11, I was given my first pistol.. A Colt 1911 goldcup series 70. At 13. I owned two m16s , a thompson and an m2 carbine.

During the peoples power revolution that toppled the Marcos regime... The Army had left the armories open, the presidential palace was also abandoned...I know people that ended up with carloads of automatic weapons and ammo.

 

[fidelity]

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At age 11, I was given my first pistol.. A Colt 1911 goldcup series 70. At 13. I owned two m16s , a thompson and an m2 carbine.

This explains a lot. Two M16s at age 13?! You've had a significant head start on us all. More seriously, were these lost when coming back to the States? Errr, maybe shouldn't answer that.

OP, apologies for the detour and thanks for the link to the story/cautionary tale.

 

[SCARCQB]

This explains a lot. Two M16s at age 13?! You've had a significant head start on us all. More seriously, were these lost when coming back to the States? Errr, maybe shouldn't answer that.

OP, apologies for the detour and thanks for the link to the story/cautionary tale.

I hid it between the walls.. left it there for 30 years.. See pics
http://www.mdshooters.com/showthread.php?t=67416

 

[fidelity]

I hid it between the walls.. left it there for 30 years.. See pics
http://www.mdshooters.com/showthread.php?t=67416

Thanks. Great thread ( http://www.mdshooters.com/showthread.php?t=67416 ) in general, and enjoyed your story re the M16 in post 22. Glad your brother was able to restore and keep the firearm.

Notable that some gun rights might have been restored in the Philippines (even though that gave up their firearms likely never had them returned)?

 

[mcsurgeon]

I hid it between the walls.. left it there for 30 years.. See pics
http://www.mdshooters.com/showthread.php?t=67416

WW!

 

[SCARCQB]

Axle grease works well for long term storage, see my old m16? Used wd 40 on that
BB pellets scattered in a huge area of your property makes metal detectors crap out

 

[marko]

BB pellets scattered in a huge area of your property makes metal detectors crap out

Now you are getting somewhere..... my wife talks of burying some
guns... DUH! Metal detector!

 

[Doctor_M]

Metal detectors are not the problem for buring things. Ground Pentrating Radar (GPR) is much harder to fool.

 

[SCARCQB]

Im not going share hiding techniques in a public forum...LOL.. Only in the water cooler

Gun Confiscation

Been there, Done that, got the t shirt

Been to where these libtards are trying to take us to. Its not a pleasant place.

 

[mudskipper]

I was in the Philippines during that time.

Civilians had no legal means to acquire a weapon. But that does not mean they did not get weapons. Blackmarket was established after a while. The place was flooded with AUTOMATIC weapons that were stolen from the military or smuggled in from all over the world.

At the same time, Communist rebels and Muslim separatist were heavilly armed. At that time, M16 were about a 150 USD. Fragmentation grenades were around five bucks each. 40 mm M203/79 HE rounds were priced the same.

Marcos.. Thought that he eliminated weapons, in fact... He only drove the industry underground. With no regulations, automatic weapons were as common as color TVs.

At age 11, I was given my first pistol.. A Colt 1911 goldcup series 70. At 13. I owned two m16s , a thompson and an m2 carbine.

During the peoples power revolution that toppled the Marcos regime... The Army had left the armories open, the presidential palace was also abandoned...I know people that ended up with carloads of automatic weapons and ammo.

Perversely, this is one of the reasons I'm looking forward to the all-out gun bans that will one day come here.

Because when a single-shot Chipmunk .22 becomes as illegal as an unregistered machinegun, all the pretenses of being "law abiding gun owners" are gone.

Then we are all free to own what we truly want.

I'm looking forward to this.