It is time to speak plainly for
the good citizens and patriots of this nation who believe unbendingly in the Constitution
of the United States of America.
Though foreign governments may
disarm their subjects, we will not go down that road. We will not disarm and see our
freedoms stripped away. The lessons of history are numerous, clear and bloody. A disarmed
population inevitably becomes an enslaved population. A disarmed population is without
power, reduced to childlike obedience to--and dependence upon--the organs of a parental
state. A disarmed population will lose--either piecemeal or in one sweeping act--those
basic rights for which the citizens of America risked their lives and fortunes over two
hundred years ago.
WE WILL NOT DISARM. The right to
self-protection--the internal directive of every living creature, be it mouse or man--is
the most fundamental right of all. It is a right that must be exercised against all
predators of the streets, against the predators hidden within agencies of law enforcement,
and against the most dangerous predators of all-- those to be found in government, whose
insidious grasping for power is relentless and never-ending.
WE WILL NOT DISARM. Not in the
face of robbers, rapists, and murderers who prey upon our families and friends. Nor in the
face of police and bureau agents who would turn a blind eye to the Constitution, who would
betray the birthright of their countrymen; nor in the face of politicians of the lowest
order--those who pander to the ignorant, the weak, the fearful, the naive; those indebted
to a virulent strain of the rich who insulate themselves from the dangers imposed upon
other Americans and then preach disarmament.
We will not surrender our
handguns. We will not surrender our hunting arms. And we will not surrender our firearms
of military pattern or military utility, nor their proper furnishings, nor the right to
buy, to sell, or to manufacture such items.
Firearms of military utility,
which serve well and nobly in times of social disturbance as tools of defense for the
law-abiding, serve also in the quiet role of prevention, against both the criminal and the
tyrannical. An ARMED CITIZENRY--the well-regulated MILITIA of the Second Amendment,
properly armed with military firearms--is a powerful deterrent, on both conscious and
subconscious levels, to those inclined toward governmental usurpations. An armed citizenry
stands as a constant reminder to those in power that, though they may violate our rights
temporarily, they will not do so endlessly and without consequence. And should Americans
again be confronted with the necessity of--may God forbid it--throwing off the chains of a
tyrannical and suffocating regime, firearms designed to answer the particular demands of
warfare will provide the swiftest and most decisive means to this end.
Any law which prohibits or limits
a citizen's possession of firearms of military utility or their proper furnishings
provides an OPEN WINDOW through which a corrupt government will crawl to steal away the
remainder of our firearms and our liberties. Any law which prohibits or limits a citizen's
possession of firearms of military utility or their proper furnishings, being directly
contrary to the letter and spirit of the Second Amendment, is inimical to the
Constitution, to the United States of America, and to its citizens.
Now--today--we are witnessing the
perilous times foreseen by the architects of the Constitution. These are times when our
government is demanding--in the guise of measures for the common good--the relinquishment
of several rights guaranteed to Americans in the Constitution, foremost among which is the
right to keep and bear arms for our own defense. These are times when our government has
abdicated its primary responsibility--to provide for the security of its citizens. Swift
and sure punishment of outlaws is absent, and in its place is offered the false remedy of
disarming the law-abiding. Where this unconstitutional action has been given the force of
law, it has failed to provide relief and has produced greater social discord. This discord
in turn now serves as the false basis for the demand that we give up other rights, and for
the demand for more police, more agents of bureaucratic control to enforce the revocation
of these rights.
Legislators, justices, and law
officers must bear in mind that the foundation of their duties is to uphold the
fundamental law of the land--the Constitution. They must bear in mind that the
unconstitutional act of disarming one's fellow citizens will also disarm one's parents,
spouse, brothers, sisters, children, and children's children. They must bear in mind that
there are good citizens who--taking heed of George Washington's belief that arms are the
liberty teeth of the people--will not passively allow these teeth to be torn out. There
are good citizens who-- taking heed of Benjamin Franklin's admonition that those who would
give up essential liberty to purchase a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty
nor safety--will surrender not one of their rights.
Those who eat away at our right
to own and use firearms are feeding on the roots of a plant over two centuries old, a
plant whose blossom is the most free, most powerful nation ever to exist on this planet.
The right to keep and bear arms is the taproot of this plant. All other rights were won at
the point of a gun and will endure only at the point of a gun. Could they speak, millions
upon millions of this world's dead souls would testify to this truth. Millions upon
millions of the living can so testify today.
Now--today--is a critical moment
in our history. Will we Americans passively lie down before a government grown disdainful
of its best citizens? Or will we again declare: WE are the government, government
functions at OUR behest, government MAY NOT rescind our sacred rights?
Will we place our faith in public
servants who behave as though they are our masters? Or will we place our faith in the
words and deeds of the daring, farseeing men and women whose blood, sweat and tears
brought forth this great nation?
Will we believe those who assure
us that the police officer will shield us from the criminal? Or will we believe our eyes
and ears, presented every day with news of our unarmed neighbors falling prey in their
homes, on our streets, in our places of work and play?
Will we bow our heads to cowards
and fools who will not learn and do not understand the lessons of human history? Or will
we stand straight and assume the daily tasks and risks that liberty entails?
Will we ignore even the lessons
of this present era--which has seen the cruel oppression of millions on the continents of
Europe, Asia, Africa, and South America--and believe that the continent of North America
is immune to such political disease? Or will we wisely accept the realities of this world,
wisely listen to and make use of the precautions provided by our ancestors?
Will we deceived by shameless
liars who say that disarmament equals safety, helplessness equals strength, patriotism
equals criminality? Or will we mark the word of our forefathers, who wrote in plain
language: THE RIGHT OF THE PEOPLE TO KEEP AND BEAR ARMS SHALL NOT BE INFRINGED?
Let us make known: We will choose
the latter option in every case.
LEGISLATORS: Do your duty to your
country. Uphold the Constitution as you swore to do. Do not shame yourselves by knocking
loose the mighty keystone of this great republic--the right to keep and bear arms. Read
and study the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution you swore to support.
JUSTICES: Do your duty to your
country. Examine the origins of our right to weaponry, and uphold the letter and spirit of
the Constitution. Read and study the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution you
swore to support.
LAWMEN: Do your duty to your
country. Do not be misguided and misused. Your task is to serve and to protect -- not to
oppress, disarm, and to make helpless your countrymen.
To the blind, the ignorant, the
apathetic, the safe and sheltered, these may seem to be concerns of another age. They are
not. They are as vital as they have ever been throughout history. For times may change but
human nature does not. And it is to protect forever against the evil in human nature that
the Founding Fathers set aside certain rights as inviolable. For these reasons we must now
make known: We will not passively take the path that leads to tyranny. We will not go down
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