Defending Against Tyranny

"I don't go looking for trouble. But if trouble comes looking for me I bite its head off."
--John Hatcher (Marked for Death)

Add two more to the list of recent situations where people used guns to protect themselves and their property. A Fresno store owner, who happens to be a competitive pistol shooter (bad choice by the perp), shot and killed an armed robber and wounded another who had fired at the counter. A Miami man shot and killed an armed man who along with another perp had entered a gas station convenience store with guns blazing.

As noted previously, the media rarely lifts these stories from local news.

Professor Walter E Williams reminds us that the founders did not write the Second Amendment so that people could go hunting. The Second Amendment was written so that people could defend themselves against violent aggression--with a particular emphasis on force initiated by the federal government. Prof Williams has compiled a nice list of related quotes here.

Government is legalized force. Any policy that a government wishes to enact requires use of force or threat of force. Stated differently, government must use guns to get its way.

As such, people need to arm themselves appropriately to defend against the violent aggression of government.

Williams asks the question, "Are we under any less a threat of tyranny from Washington that we were in 1787?" I would say no."

Peaceful people dislike guns. Unfortunately, others are prone to initiate violence on peaceful people. Those peaceful people can either surrender their freedom, or defend it.