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October
20, 2008 How long can you - should you - turn the other cheek? How many insane "laws" and outright violations of basic human rights, theft of property and the indignity of involuntary servitude are people to endure? The people in this story discover that the UN "treaty" to ban all guns is the "line in the sand" they had been talking about for a very long time. The day of reckoning comes, and at least some of the people in Wyoming decide that they will not endure the confiscation of their rightful tools for self defense, even if it means a guerrilla war with the Federal government and the almost universally distrusted FBI and BATFE. This is a story about terrible things, horrible violence and needless death on all sides. It is the story of a terrible necessity, forced on innocent people who decide it is better to risk death and destruction rather than kiss the hands of those who would enslave them. I had a hard time with a lot of the "action," in the second half especially. Much seemed to be aggression by the "good guys." Once I really gave it some thought, the fact that mistakes were made and people in the story were ordinary human beings - warts and all - made the whole thing so much more realistic. All of it gave me much to think about and may even have influenced some of the things I will add to my self defense training. We can and should strive for perfect charity, integrity and non-aggression. We ARE, however, fallible human beings and we WILL make mistakes, allow our emotions to overwhelm our common sense sometimes, and we will lose sight of at least some of our cherished idealism if pushed hard enough. What I had to accept is that, given a similar situation in real life, nobody may be able to live up to their ideals 100%. The actors in this drama are very realistic, with the full range of human faults and virtues. Maybe if we think about the consequences - spiritual, physical and emotional - of such actions enough, we may work a little harder to find a way not to have to shoot the bastards... [To order this book, go to Mark's website.]
Your
comments and feedback are welcome!
Links from the previous articles: Neither
Peditor Nor Prey, by Mark Spungin Self ownership essay: http://www.mises.org/rothbard/ethics/eight.asp The Ludwig von Mises Institute: http://www.mises.org/ What about the "poor?" - Reinventing America: http://www.mises.org/freemarket_detail.asp?control=289 Advocates for Self-government: http://www.self-gov.org/home.shtml John Lott's "More Guns, Less Crime" Second Amendment Sisters -- Self defense is a basic human right. Jews For The Preservation Of Firearms Ownership -- Learn more about the real meaning of the Bill of Rights and the people who have fought to preserve it. Keep And Bear Arms -- a grassroots movement of the people, by the people, and for the people. It is a call to action, a call for self-education, and a 21 gun salute to the many good men and women who fought and died to bring America into being. Gun
Owners of America -- "Gun Owners of America was instrumental
in mobilizing the grassroots to fight the crime bill." Opencarry.org - Great forum for those who open carry. The
Cornered Cat Rosie
vs. Reality: What Every Woman Must Know These will lead you to many others. |
Open Carry - Mama's Got A (BIG) Gun! Open Carry - For Better or Worse Is WalMart The Next Disarmed Victim Zone? Open Carry, A Reader's Feedback Trusting God - No Greater Love Would Crime Cease in a Gun Free World? Why Do I Need To Defend Myself? Complete Archives for The Editor
[Susan Callaway is a Certified NRA instructor for handguns and Personal Protection in The Home. Classes are especially geared for the novice woman, especially those who are afraid of guns] |
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