Until the next random demon pops up amongst us what can we reflect upon?
That America was historically a land of settlers who used guns to protect themselves, and to form militias to defend freedom against authoritarian tyranny. That close to half a million died in the civil war fought to protect the perceived righteous freedoms on both sides. That ultimately one side's definition of freedom no longer counts in the modern world where America elected the first half-black and half-white president.
That in the last two hundred years guns like all other technology have advanced quite a lot. That we have advanced bombs and nuclear weapons we did not have then. That no one is clamoring for an individual's rights to manufacture and own bombs to form well-organized militias against the all powerful government. That we have faith in our 911 and police and army to protect us, not to go out of control against us.
Can we be a free people and still have the authoritarian government not mind their business but tell us to buckle up when we can do no harm to anyone else by not doing so?
Can we be a free people and still have the authoritarian government tell us to buy insurance, coax us to not smoke, protect us from harmful foods and drinks, make us pay our taxes, arrest us for walking naked on the streets?
If we can still be a shining statue of liberty, I don't see a reason why we cannot be a free nation even when the government does not allow, or severely restrict, the use of lethal semi-automatic and automatic guns that can kill dozens in minutes.
That America was historically a land of settlers who used guns to protect themselves, and to form militias to defend freedom against authoritarian tyranny. That close to half a million died in the civil war fought to protect the perceived righteous freedoms on both sides. That ultimately one side's definition of freedom no longer counts in the modern world where America elected the first half-black and half-white president.
That in the last two hundred years guns like all other technology have advanced quite a lot. That we have advanced bombs and nuclear weapons we did not have then. That no one is clamoring for an individual's rights to manufacture and own bombs to form well-organized militias against the all powerful government. That we have faith in our 911 and police and army to protect us, not to go out of control against us.
Can we be a free people and still have the authoritarian government not mind their business but tell us to buckle up when we can do no harm to anyone else by not doing so?
Can we be a free people and still have the authoritarian government tell us to buy insurance, coax us to not smoke, protect us from harmful foods and drinks, make us pay our taxes, arrest us for walking naked on the streets?
If we can still be a shining statue of liberty, I don't see a reason why we cannot be a free nation even when the government does not allow, or severely restrict, the use of lethal semi-automatic and automatic guns that can kill dozens in minutes.
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