Tuesday, January 1, 2013

ESSENTIAL COMPONENTS OF A FREE SOCIETY

    In my opinion it is very clear why Freedom of speech is the 1st amendment and the right to bear arms is the Second amendment. To maintain a free society it can be no other way, the citizenry must be able to express their opinion in order to allow the majority to decide where to place the "Power of the Majority". I believe the only way to preserve the 1st amendment is with a well armed citizenry and that means in todays world a citizenry free to arm themselves with military style weapons.  Ultimately the battle will end up on the ground in the trenches as it does with any war, and yes if it comes down to protecting the 1st amendment I believe it will be American citizens shoulder to shoulder armed with the best weapons they have access to at that point in history. The 1st and 2nd amendment are closely intertwined and one will not survive without the other. The following is an interesting glance at history posted by Robert Joshlin that may shed some light on the subject. Our brains are wired to learn from history, be it the history of touching a hot stove two seconds ago or history of 7,000 years ago. Keep in mind also recent acts of abuse of power and you only have to look at politicians in Washington  for recent examples.


Robert Joshlin A LITTLE GUN HISTORY
In 1929, the Soviet Union established gun control. >From 1929 to 1953, about 20 million dissidents, unable to defend themselves, were rounded up and exterminated
In 1911, Turkey established gun control. From 1915 to 1917, 1.5 million Armenians, unable to defend themselves, were rounded up and exterminated. 
Germany established gun control in 1938 and from 1939 to 1945, a total of 13 million Jews and others who were unable to defend themselves were rounded up and exterminated. 
China established gun control in 1935. From 1948 to 1952, 20 million political dissidents, unable to defend themselves were rounded up and exterminated 
Guatemala established gun control in 1964. From 1964 to 1981, 100,000 Mayan Indians, unable to defend themselves, were rounded up and exterminated. 
Uganda established gun control in 1970. From 1971 to 1979, 300,000 Christians, unable to defend themselves, were rounded up and exterminated. 
Cambodia established gun control in 1956. From 1975 to 1977, one million educated people, unable to defend themselves, were rounded up and exterminated. 
Defenseless people rounded up and exterminated in the 20th Century because of gun control: 56 million. 
You won't see this data on the US evening news, or hear politicians disseminating this information. 
Guns in the hands of honest citizens save lives and property and, yes, gun-control laws adversely affect only the law-abiding citizens. 
Take note my fellow Americans, before it's too late! 
The next time someone talks in favor of gun control, please remind them of this history lesson. 
With guns, we are 'citizens'. Without them, we are 'subjects'.
During WWII the Japanese decided not to invade America because they knew most Americans were ARMED! 
If you value your freedom, please spread this antigun-control message to all of your friends. 
SWITZERLAND ISSUES EVERY HOUSEHOLD A GUN!
SWITZERLAND'S GOVERNMENT TRAINS EVERY ADULT THEY ISSUE A RIFLE. 
SWITZERLAND HAS THE LOWEST GUN RELATED CRIME RATE OF ANY CIVILIZED COUNTRY IN THE WORLD!!! 
IT'S A NO BRAINER!
DON'T LET OUR GOVERNMENT WASTE MILLIONS OF OUR TAX DOLLARS IN AN EFFORT TO MAKE ALL LAW ABIDING CITIZENS AN EASY TARGET. 
Spread the word everywhere you can that you are a firm believer in the 2nd Amendment!

It's time to speak loud before they try to silence and disarm us.
You're not imagining it, history shows that governments often manipulate tragedies to disarm the people.