Pointshoot
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Here's another article by historian/economist Gary North. I don't agree with all his points, but he presents some interesting ideas:
In Defense of the Second Amendment
In Defense of the Second Amendment
In Defense of the Second Amendment
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GCF
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Hmmm..., weapons ownership equals political sovereignty - to a degree. What a concept!
His opener made me laugh. Much as I am NOT personally in favor of armed criminals running around, do we as a society REALLY have the right to deny ANYONE the basic right of self defence? Now that's a hot topic!
Anyway, good article / thanks for posting.
His opener made me laugh. Much as I am NOT personally in favor of armed criminals running around, do we as a society REALLY have the right to deny ANYONE the basic right of self defence? Now that's a hot topic!
Anyway, good article / thanks for posting.
Black_Sheep
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The author's commentary is spot on, thanks for sharing...
SanJoseScott
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"I am arguing that the citizen who owns defensive weapons, and was trained in their use, constitutes the great barrier against centralized power from above and decentralized criminal violence from below. It is the man in the middle, the armed voter, who is the backbone of Western liberty.
Whenever a political movement seeks to disarm the citizen, it is necessarily simultaneously seeking to expand the power of the federal government, and also the power of armed criminals, including gangs. By disarming citizens, the state asserts an ultimate sovereignty over them, and yet it is incapable of carrying out this assertion of sovereignty in local affairs. "
And...
"In effect, the gun-control advocate is rather like a medieval knight in the 15th century. He resents the fact that weapons are becoming cheaper, and that the common man who joins the Army becomes a threat to his social class, and therefore to his social standing. He resents the fact that his weapons no longer give him a monopoly of violence. Weapons have come onto the market, and these weapons can be used effectively by commoners who do not spend decades of training in their use."
Very interesting extrapolation that get argued by some historians as to the original purpose and/or intent of the 2nd. I personally agree with the author and his points. However, one poster in another thread talked about "protection against insurrection not to create insurrection" (or words to that effect). It is very interesting to read the vast and varied interpretations all with strong arguments based in what appear to be facts or at least appear grounded in reality.
It is certainly going to be an interesting year
Whenever a political movement seeks to disarm the citizen, it is necessarily simultaneously seeking to expand the power of the federal government, and also the power of armed criminals, including gangs. By disarming citizens, the state asserts an ultimate sovereignty over them, and yet it is incapable of carrying out this assertion of sovereignty in local affairs. "
And...
"In effect, the gun-control advocate is rather like a medieval knight in the 15th century. He resents the fact that weapons are becoming cheaper, and that the common man who joins the Army becomes a threat to his social class, and therefore to his social standing. He resents the fact that his weapons no longer give him a monopoly of violence. Weapons have come onto the market, and these weapons can be used effectively by commoners who do not spend decades of training in their use."
Very interesting extrapolation that get argued by some historians as to the original purpose and/or intent of the 2nd. I personally agree with the author and his points. However, one poster in another thread talked about "protection against insurrection not to create insurrection" (or words to that effect). It is very interesting to read the vast and varied interpretations all with strong arguments based in what appear to be facts or at least appear grounded in reality.
It is certainly going to be an interesting year
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