Yeah I used to walk down the sidewalk in my home town with my .22 rifle on the way to the creek valley I’d plink cans at or hunt small game. If someone did that today there’d be a SWAT team on the way from the city.

I hope that someone at APP eventually comes to the conclusion that any new Republic of Alberta needs to embrace a hard money standard or at least stay out of the way so we can grow the parallel system without capital gains taxes for spending.

Unfortunately my only in person conversation with APP’s CEO months ago about Bitcoin was met with talk of the usual normie FUD and “bananas taped to the wall.”

It’s amazing actually how many 60 somethings still have never read The Creature from Jekyll Island or ever even heard of Mises or even Ron Paul.

I long ago realized the police will not protect us. About 12-14 years ago I was just on the outskirts of downtown Calgary (Mission) staying at a friend's place and saw 3 guys beating the shit out of a guy right in front of my friend's apartment not wanting to get the shit beat out of me as well I called 911 after being on hold for over 12 minutes (CALLING 911!) I finally talked to an operator and said to send police and an ambulance at this point they were stomping on the guys head on the ground. I had yelled out that the police were on the way and they continued to stomp and kick him for about another 5 minutes before they slowly and calmly walked away about 4-5 minutes later the guy was able to get up and hobble away. I waited for another 15-20 minutes before I quit watching and waiting for police and ambulance. As far as I know they never showed up I gave a very clear address (it was written in the apartment building) in downtown Calgary where there are cops all over the place.....

The police are not here to protect us.

I also believe if 25% of people had full gun racks in their vehicles when I yelled out these guys probably thought twice about continuing to stomp and kick this guy and had I had a full gun rack I would have had the confidence to tell them to stop right off the bat (I still feel like I should have done more but was also injured at the time). Not that I had one handy but these days I would probably be charged and get my guns taken away if I had come out with one to stop it.

Also last year my friend was pulled over on a highway he had been hunting Pheasant and Partridge (alot of driving around back roads hoping to spot or scare up birds) so had his unloaded shot gun on the front seat the cop started freaking out saying you can't have a gun out in your truck that's not ok. My buddy told him it's not loaded and he was still kinda freaking out saying you can't do that. My buddy started second guessing himself but then said it's not loaded and I am pretty I am allowed to I was bird hunting. The rcmp reluctantly when away from the window and made a call on his walkie talkie he the came back and told him he shouldn't have the gun open in his truck (not he couldn't) My buddy said it's not on display and it is within my reach (to make sure it is safe) I thought I was allowed to have it out the cop just kept say toy shouldn't. My buddy didn't put it away and the cop gave him a speeding ticket and left.

So not only are the police not there to protect you they are also often incompetent.

One more anecdote that happened in the last month my friend was walking to lunch in downtown Calgary and 2 homeless looking guys were beating up someone who looked like they worked downtown my buddy say a cop car like half a block away so he ran over and told him what was happening and the cop just said (even though he was in a cop car in uniform) "I'm off duty" my buddy said then can you call someone and he just said again "I am off duty".

Yup those are the people we're relying on to protect us........