James
Yeager, CEO of Tactical Response, a Tennessee company that trains people in
weapon and tactical skills, claimed in a video posted on YouTube and Facebook
that he would "start killing people" if President Barack Obama decides to take
executive action to pass further gun control policies, Raw Story
reports.
In a frenetic
address to the camera, Yeager puts a call out to other gun rights advocates to
"load your damn mags" and "get ready to fight" in what he claims will turn into
a "civil war" if gun control measures in the country get any
stricter.
Yeager's
diatribe was a response to a recent statement from Vice President Joe Biden
indicating that Obama was exploring using executive orders to address gun
policy. Yeager accused Obama of being a "dictator" for considering taking action
without Congress.
After the
massacre in Newtown, Conn. last month, Obama instituted a task force lead by
Biden to come up with policy proposals to deal with gun violence no later than
this month.
The Washington
Post reported that the White House is considering more expansive measures to
tackle gun violence than simply reinstating a ban on assault weapons and large
magazines. Biden's working group will consider initiatives such as a national
database to track sale and movement of weapons and universal background checks
for gun buyers.
Yeager isn't the
first gun advocate to loudly voice his opinion about potential action on Capitol
Hill. On Monday, Radio Host Alex Jones went on a pro-gun tirade on "Piers Morgan
Tonight" claiming that, "1776 will commence again if you try to take our
firearms! Doesn't matter how many lemmings you get out there on the street,
begging for 'em to have their guns taken. We will not relinquish them. Do you
understand?!"
Yeager recently
edited the video he put up on YouTube to not include his threat to "start
killing people." The original video was preserved by Raw Story. Huffington
Post
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