Language provides an avenue to express shared meaning so we can relate to one another. Or at least it once did. Today, on college campuses, social media, and in the courts, this shared meaning is being destroyed. Through linguistic activism,…
Tag: Gun Rights
Hatred for the Second Amendment
Nothing raises the hackles of dictators, tyrants, and oligarchs more than the idea of a substantially armed citizenry. Disarming present or potential opposition has been the fundamental game plan of murderous rulers since Ancient Egypt and Rome. From the more…
Freedom and Guns
The right of the people to keep and bear arms is an extension of the natural right to self-defense and a hallmark of personal sovereignty. It is specifically insulated from governmental interference by the Constitution and has historically been the…
The Elephant in the Room – an Armed Citizenry
“What if the American government ever “goes bad” and becomes a police state? That tyrannical government, if it could enlist the willing support of every American soldier and every American law enforcement officer, which is doubtful, would field perhaps a…
Don’t Do Something, Do the Right Thing!
It is the oldest mistake in Congress. “We must do something!” It’s a classic error of logic known as appelare desperadi, the appeal to desperation. It inevitably leads to disaster. You must do the right thing, not just anything. This…
Armed Defense is always a Matter of Time
I know that you’re way smarter than this, but I keep hearing new gun owners get bad advice. We hear it everywhere, from the news to the lunch counter. I’m not criticizing either source because I suspect they are simply…
SCOTUS and the 2nd Amendment
“The Constitution is not a living organism. It’s a legal document, and it says what it says and doesn’t say what it doesn’t say.” Justice Antonin Scalia State legislators denied the ordinary person the right to bear arms in New…
A Drug Called Arrogance
“Insanity is repeating the same mistakes and expecting different results.” Albert Einstein Many left-wing Americans are embracing a system that has persistently failed throughout history. Hiding the true nature of their agenda by cradling socialism in words that sound warm,…
Rights Trump Politics
Politics are real. Politics sets priorities between competing public interests. The process is never perfect. It gets ugly when existing political interests work against your individual rights. Let’s take an easy example first. Suppose you want to gather people together…
Media Betrayal
We learn more when we listen than when we speak. I sat with some young lawyers who are far smarter than I am. After a while, they politely asked about my interests, and then asked me about mass murder with…
AR-15 Ban Ruled Unconstitutional in California
In a 94 page decision, Judge Roger T. Benitez of California’s ruled that the ban on AR-style rifles is unconstitutional. Read the judge’s decision yourself since he wrote in language that even a journalist can understand. At best I can summarize a…
Democrats get the Gun Control they Voted For
Rob Morse writes that “some of my friends are democrats. Many are gun owners. They call themselves “pro-gun” Democrats. I’m struggling to figure out what that means. So far, democrat politicians are keeping their promise to disarm honest gun owners.”…
Yahoo News Presses Anti-Rights Propaganda About Armed Citizens
Yahoo News published an article that reads like a press release from the gun-control organizations. They comment on a case that will come before the US Supreme Court. They claim that crime will go up if honest people are armed.…
Why Do Good Men Do Nothing?
Why do good men do nothing in the face of evil, especially when evil aggressively invades their lives? The question has relevance to those who value the tradition of individual freedom; a tradition that includes not only freedom of speech,…
The Lessons We Didn’t Learn from Mass Murder
February 14th is the third anniversary of the attack at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkwood, Florida. If you’re like me, it is uncomfortable to stir that painful memory. I’ve studied that attack because it would be worse to…