[bgamble3]

Originally Posted by rsibole

Food for thought, or maybe a call to arms . . . .

Suppose a militant group prone to and advocating civil disturbance, violence, looting and destruction were to find a target for their next insurrection. An area or community let’s say that was nearly 100% White. Maybe located in the “Racist South”. One where “Privilege” was on display and throw in a population made up of apparently old, weak and defenseless individuals.

Might sound like an easy target for ANTIFA, BLM, or another movement looking for attention to their oppressed existence in this racist Country. It might also sound like someone or some place you are familiar with too.

Food for thought or a call to arms . . . . . remember, it wasn’t raining when Noah built the ark.

There are over 19,000 retired military living in The Villages. Don't think there will be any problems here!

[Taltarzac725]

There are some very tough parts of Tampa which have a long history of crime and ethnic tension.

Looters and rioters usually only attack the businesses which they would be going to on a day-to-day basis. Mainly they act like an unruly mob with a few people taking advantage of the situation to steal things from these local stores.

My late younger brother lived in some of these Tampa neighborhoods and I was often very relieved when driving out of them. Same with some of these places in St. Petersburg, FL where he also resided at times.

Originally Posted by Kenswing

Nobody needs to get on a plane. This is happening in your own backyard..

[jimjamuser]

Originally Posted by rsibole

Food for thought, or maybe a call to arms . . . .

Suppose a militant group prone to and advocating civil disturbance, violence, looting and destruction were to find a target for their next insurrection. An area or community let’s say that was nearly 100% White. Maybe located in the “Racist South”. One where “Privilege” was on display and throw in a population made up of apparently old, weak and defenseless individuals.

Might sound like an easy target for ANTIFA, BLM, or another movement looking for attention to their oppressed existence in this racist Country. It might also sound like someone or some place you are familiar with too.

Food for thought or a call to arms . . . . . remember, it wasn’t raining when Noah built the ark.

Ok, you are saying would protesters and looters come to TV? Looters would be repeal with strong, deadly force as stated in many other posts. Peaceful protests MIGHT? be tolerated here if they were mostly locals and did NOT get out of control. But, WHAT I WORRY ABOUT HERE FOR TV is the one, lone crazy radicalized expert bomb maker. Or the lone, unaffiliated machine-gun wielding sniper like the one in Las Vegas. For those 2 situations, every place in the US is vulnerable, and especially a soft target like TV, and especially if entertainment were to return to the TV squares.

[banjobob]

A pump shotgun and loaded at the ready hand guns will slow any assault on our property,BLM is a scam the Antifa thugs are just that . No remorse either way.

[TexaninVA]

Originally Posted by banjobob

A pump shotgun and loaded at the ready hand guns will slow any assault on our property,BLM is a scam the Antifa thugs are just that . No remorse either way.

Yes, 12 gauge pumps are quite effective

[jimjamuser]

Originally Posted by charlieo1126@gmail.com

If you never have and even if you have fired a gun at somebody the adrenaline rushing through your body at the average age here would probably kill you before your enemy attacking the villages ( big sigh here)some of the guys here I see carrying weapons and yes 40 years in many dangerous places in the world tips me of to most who are carrying Scares me more then some invader. No guns for me anymore , don’t even lock my door here , let the police and insurance protect me lol

You SHOULD lock your door. I have had my house broken into. It was NOT my most happy time.

[nututv]

"Let the police and insurance protect me"

Because when every second counts, they'll be there in a few minutes.

[jimjamuser]

Originally Posted by Jensor17

Amen. My two men were police. Husband and son Who gave 52 years to citizens in Baltimore city and BaltImore County. We lived through the riots of April 1968, April 2015. Now as years go by, There is nothing peaceful about protests —officers being yelled at while protecting mayor and Governor’s offices and being ordered to stand down—Submit to being wounded by protesters throwing bricks, sticks with nails, broken glass, cinderblocks, and foul insults. In 1968 my husband drove me to work in City and someone heaved a cinderblock toward our car from an Overpass. In April 2015 rioters looted Hundreds Of businesses, and burned residents out for no good reason. Baltimore City never recovered and I left that Hellhole behind in 2018 and Moved to TV Florida I was surprised and GLAD Do you know the number of concealed carry permits people in TV have. SAD DAYS FOR USA That so-called “Peaceful Protests“ are False description of the DESTRUCTION. VIOLENCE PERPETRATED . AND HATRED TOWARD and
MURDERS OF POLICEMEN.

I remember in my long-ago, tortured youth, driving to a college in N. Carolina and my car engine froze in Baltimore. I was there long enough to realize that It was a TOUGH town (both white and Black areas).! My hometown of Pittsburgh was a lark compared to Baltimore.

[jimjamuser]

Originally Posted by Taltarzac725

I hung around with a very bad crowd in Reno, Nevada when about aged 14 and one of these boys pointed a loaded BB gun at my eye. This was in his house. I convinced him to try to shoot between my fingers. He missed and put a BB into my left pinky. I plucked it out a few minutes later but far away from this boy.

I certainly remember how much adrenaline I had in that encounter. The boy who shot me had to go into some kind of mental health developmental place after his parents found out what he had done.

I got away from this bad group (who had done far worse than the BB gun shooting to one another) and found books and a great English teacher in Mrs. Barbara Mitchell at Earl Wooster High School in Reno, Nevada. She eventually gave me a small Memorial Scholarship in her late daughter Michelle Mitchell's name.

I do own some guns but would have trouble getting to them quickly as I do not keep them loaded nor anywhere near my bed. Do have many other things that could stop an intruder though. Golf clubs for instance.

Yes, and we could THROW our very heavy Wednesday Village paper at them!

[ALadysMom]

Originally Posted by jmpalladino

This is the type of nonsense that has divided this nation since before the civil war, and can still seen to exists by the above posting. We should all be ashamed of this type of thinking from Americas, but that is just the point is it not!

There are none so blind as those who will not see.

Or Put another way

Hear now this, O foolish people, and without understanding; which have eyes, and see not; which have ears, and hear not
~ Jeremiah 5:21

[ALadysMom]

Originally Posted by jimchristie

We all know the facts. More whites are killed by cops than blacks and there are some untrained or bad cops out there. These groups choose to ignore facts and make it their objective to make it all look much worse than it is. It wouldn't surprise me that they would target the Villages. Just hope the governor wouldn't hesitate to bring in the National Guard to stop this stupid, evil action.

There are three little words that troublemakers fear most in Florida

Stand Your Ground

[Bucco]

Originally Posted by rsibole

Food for thought, or maybe a call to arms . . . .

Suppose a militant group prone to and advocating civil disturbance, violence, looting and destruction were to find a target for their next insurrection. An area or community let’s say that was nearly 100% White. Maybe located in the “Racist South”. One where “Privilege” was on display and throw in a population made up of apparently old, weak and defenseless individuals.

Might sound like an easy target for ANTIFA, BLM, or another movement looking for attention to their oppressed existence in this racist Country. It might also sound like someone or some place you are familiar with too.

Food for thought or a call to arms . . . . . remember, it wasn’t raining when Noah built the ark.

An incredible and scary imagination you have.

You are posting and concerned about the totally wrong kind of insurrection and tearing of our country.

Cant post within the rules but groups (not who you are worried about) with power have predicted it and talk of it almost each day, but first thing is to get you talking and worrying about the wrong thing.

[ALadysMom]

Originally Posted by billethkid

There was no inference or assumption concerning the groups traveling from place to place.

Why would anybody think that?

Most likely (as intended).......in the unlikely event like minded special interest groups "nearby" would target TV.

Seriously?

Please do a quick search online. There a LOTS of reports of rioters traveling to do their dirty deeds...

10 people arrested during Fargo riot - some rioters traveling to cause violence

^^^Fargo ND.

It’s happening all over.

[ColdNoMore]

Originally Posted by ALadysMom

There are none so blind as those who will not see.

Or Put another way

Hear now this, O foolish people, and without understanding; which have eyes, and see not; which have ears, and hear not
~ Jeremiah 5:21

Hmmm...

[ALadysMom]

Originally Posted by Taltarzac725

Like some gang from Wildwood or Orlando?

They would attack something right at hand if motivated by anger. That is what you see in Minneapolis, Seattle and many other places. They are acting on emotion only.

Unfortunately, the riots and looting have been occurring far beyond the widely-reported cities of Seattle
& Minneapolis.

Here’s a partial list: Miami, Orlando, Washington DC, Portland, Chicago (the loop, north side & many suburbs, St. Louis, Philadelphia, Columbus OH, Champaign IL, Carmel IN, Fargo ND, Bloomington IL, Nashville TN, of course Atlanta GA (& surrounding suburbs)

Here’s an article listing them (Long ago) as of May 30. I suspect that there are many riot-damaged locations which are not being reported, too.

These are all the cities where protests and riots have erupted over George Floyd’s death