Quote Originally Posted by losttrail View Post
What if Bostonians were not 99% disarmed?

What if our politicians had created a national, state and local attitude that ALL CITIZENS are responsible for our own, our family and our neighbors welfare instead of relying on a telephone and hiding under the bed?

What if we lived in a nation where it was known that 50% or more of the adult populace was potentially armed and trained?

What if we lived in a nation where terrorism of any kind was not tolerated?

What if we lived in a nation that did not coddle criminals or criminal behavior?

What if we lived in a nation where the death penalty was used as a deterent not just an opportunity for criminals to have access to law books that most lawyers cannot afford, unlimited appeals, 10, 15, 20, 40 years of free room and board, free healthcare, free education, now free sex change operations?

What if we lived in a nation of people that believed in their own personal freedom and personal responsibility?

I for one never called the SIP request an order. I simply called into question whether or not this could have been viewed as a training exercise for seeing how the masses will react to potential martial laws scenarios in the future. I believe that some of the measures were prudent. But timing and other measures make me wonder.
Quote Originally Posted by muddywings View Post
What if the FBI followed up on the leads provided by FSB on the older brother?

I'm not a personal fan of the what if games. What if we would have banned all those assault rifles and nasty high capacity clips back in the 90s permanently...Sandy Hook would not have happened?
Freedom ain't pretty even when

Both of these are long term issues that have taken or would take years to correct/get to where they are .. AKA strategic .

the SIP Requests were tactical and short lived to cover a very real dynamic situation.