Why does our government equate Constitutionalists with terrorists?

April 14, 9:40 AMGun Rights ExaminerDavid Codrea

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Demonizing gun owners who believe in the founders' intent of the Second Amendment is nothing new for our government. I've been following such attempts for years, including media attempts to dismiss us as "vermin."

Back in 2001, KeepAndBearArms.com exposed a flyer created by the Phoenix branch of the FBI. One of the triggers for heightened scrutiny?

"If you encounter any of the following, Call the Joint Terrorism Task Force":

"defenders of the US Constitution against federal government and the UN"

I referred to this brochure in my April 2008 "Rights Watch" column for Guns Magazine, "Homegrown Terrorists," and used that to call reader attention to the state of Alabama's Homeland Security website warning against Americans who believe:

"Gun Control = Enslavement; Constitution has been subverted; The US has lost its sovereignty..."

This despite a rather candid admission of reality:

"Few people involved in this self styled 'Patriot Movement' are criminals."

Well, I'm sure there are at least some government agents provocateur trying to instigate violence.

More recently, I shared with WarOnGuns readers an email I sent to the Missouri Information Analysis Center asking to have my name added to their watch list, as their criteria for Americans warranting heightened government scrutiny included, among other things, support for libertarian/conservative candidates and ideals. Mine was but one voice added to an increasingly alert network of our countrymen who are keeping their eye on the ball, but in this case, there were enough of us sounding an alarm.

The result of the public outcry?

The report was retracted.

The MIAC director was reassigned.

The special interests behind putting propaganda into policy were exposed.

You'd think by now this would be the end of this smear campaign. You'd be wrong. They're just warming up.

Over the weekend, sources sent me a Homeland Security report intended for law enforcement cognizance titled "Rightwing Extremism: Current Economic and Political Climate Fueling Resurgence in Radicalization and Recruitment."

My immediate impressions, sent to some colleagues via email:

Pick a conservative topic and we are lumped in with the skinheads who are being egged on by the provocateurs. Life for the unborn, border security, destructive international trade policy, losing one's job or home due to the economic downturn--all are apparently cause for scrutiny. Encryption of communications is also singled out as a threat. There's no mention that "New World Order" rhetoric originated with the establishment pushing for it. Of particular interest, the singling out of veterans. And note the acknowledgment of further govt. interest in "gun control."

WorldNetDaily has since given us an excellent overview. I urge you to read it.

And I urge you to think about what this all means.

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