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Remembering history

Gun owners remember Rome remained free for 400 years and the demise of the Republic was due to the termination of the armed populace. Let’s compare America’s socialistic attitude toward gun owners with Plato’s summation in The Republic where he stated, “The perfect just society is one in which an unarmed people exhibit virtue (obedience) by minding their own business in the performance of their assigned functions, (servants) while the government of philosopher-kings, (socialists-elitists-media-academia-Hollywood) who are above the law and protected by armed guardians (with assault-weapons) unquestioning in their loyalty to the privilege class, implements and fine tunes the creation of that (subservient) society, aided and abetted by myths (providing personal and public safety) that both hide and justify their totalitarian manipulation.” (My remarks are in parentheses.)

The socialists have forgotten the outcome on April 19, 1775, when Gen. Gage ordered the British red coats to capture the Sons of Liberty, Sam Adams and John Hancock in Lexington and bring back their bodies after confiscating the Colonists’ weapons and powder in Concord. They were met in Lexington with a few minutemen and the British commander shouted, “Throw down your arms, ye villains, ye rebels, and disperse.” They refused, stood their ground, a shot rang out and the War for Freedom was ignited.

The socialistic Democratic presidential contenders and especially Rep. Beto O’Rourke have learned nothing from history, as he defiantly shouted, “Hell yes!” Were gonna force those deplorable, incorrigible, disobedient, gun owners to give up their 16 million legally owned and constitutionally protected AR-15’s and AK-47’s. They want to confiscate those dangerous weapons so let’s compare them with the following from the 2018 FBI’s Uniform Crime Report. It indicates handguns were responsible for 6,603 homicides; knives, 1,515; fist-feet and hands, 672; clubs and hammers, 443, while rifles of all kinds, including semi-automatics, were responsible for only 297 murders.

The socialists fear Americans semi-automatic weapons of liberty which they call weapons of war, because they understand they provide a bulwark between citizens’ freedom and the abusive power of political and elitist tyrants. Let’s never forget Thomas Jefferson’s words of wisdom when he stated: “The strongest reason for the people to retain the right to keep and bear arms is, as a last resort, to protect themselves against tyranny in government.”

William L Emick

Williamsport

Submitted via Virtual Newsroom

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