PM guys, If the U.S. Federal Government comes knocking tomorrow...

CaptMorgan · April 4, 2011 8:27AM

Or any other day in the near future, and asks for you gold or silver, what recourse do you as an American have?

1jester · April 4, 2011 8:28AM

Civil disobedience.

CaptMorgan · April 4, 2011 8:35AM

Really?

Where, in specifically designated 'First Amendment Zones'?

If you think protesters have a chance...

So what do you do when the time comes when they ask for your property?

Weiss · April 4, 2011 8:47AM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hiQoq-wqZxg

Will00843 · April 4, 2011 8:50AM

Downtown1974 · April 4, 2011 8:57AM

<< Or any other day in the near future, and asks for you gold or silver, what recourse do you as an American have? >>

I'll say, what is this gold and silver you speak of?

OPA · April 4, 2011 8:57AM

Good grief...another paranoid extremist hypothetical conspiracy scenario....Must be a slow Monday.

I'd tell them that I sold them all to the OP

bestmr · April 4, 2011 8:58AM

What gold and silver?

PerryHall · April 4, 2011 9:17AM

<< What gold and silver?

>>

TheRegulator · April 4, 2011 9:18AM

I just don't see it happening.

We all know which types of politicians might be in favor of such actions, but who would carry out the orders? The politicians? Heck no. I really don't see any law-abiding members of the military or law enforcement carrying out such orders. Perhaps some SEIU or AFSCME hired goons might be sent out, but as Will posted, if they did more than knock they would be met with a lot of lead...

TheBigB · April 4, 2011 9:29AM

The war on gold and silver will be as successful as the war on drugs.

Ahrensdad · April 4, 2011 9:40AM

What gold and silver?

mhammerman · April 4, 2011 10:05AM

I sold mine to the OP too, at cost.

cupronik · April 4, 2011 10:17AM

I, too, sold mine to buy clad (base metal) coins since they've done NOTHING in this latest pm surge.

I'm a contrarian.

cupronik · April 4, 2011 10:17AM

mrearlygold · April 4, 2011 10:29AM

None. Used to maybe but that was long before anyone here was born.

Most Americans cannot even define the differences between freedom and slavery .

derryb · April 4, 2011 10:42AM

Won't happen. There's more in it for them if they heavily tax all PM transactions. If they want to freeze all holdings right where they are all they have to do is make the tax so high that no one could afford to buy or sell. In addition they can knock prices down with taxes.

Will00843 · April 4, 2011 10:55AM

Too bad the majority of transactions are cash based... and therefor I do believe there is a lot of "hiding" going on.

JamesMurray · April 4, 2011 11:01AM

<< I just don't see it happening.

We all know which types of politicians might be in favor of such actions, but who would carry out the orders? The politicians? Heck no. I really don't see any law-abiding members of the military or law enforcement carrying out such orders. Perhaps some SEIU or AFSCME hired goons might be sent out, but as Will posted, if they did more than knock they would be met with a lot of lead... >>

Don't kid yourself , Kent state taught us all a lesson in that dept i should think.

CaptMorgan · April 4, 2011 11:31AM

Some pretty interesting comments so far.
As for the one about conspiracy theories, I simply call it history. And sometimes history repeats itself.
That term is too loosely used today and no one really has a clear understanding of what it means. Its dismissive and circumvents our ability to communicate with each other on matters that sometimes are touchy.
I surely do not put it past our government to try to confiscate PM's if they wanted to do so.
And no, none of you sold me your metals at cost.

If you did, Id be on an island somewhere making a margarita.