Many think the current generation of gun control extremists are creating their novel approaches to eliminate our Second Amendment protected rights from scratch. In reality, they are merely copying the tried and tested methods of old and adapting them for modern times.
Here’s a short quote for you.
“Are the authorities justified to call the carrying of a weapon a “misuse” that is subject to punishment if the person carries the weapon exclusively for the purpose of self-defense, a right that every citizen has by law? May a state, which is unable to protect life and liberty of its citizens from unlawful attacks, keep these citizens from exercising their right to self-defense? It is clear that even a strong, but unarmed man will be helpless when confronted by an armed attacker. The fact is that peaceful citizens who respect the law are forced to forego weapons because of the penalties contained in the weapons laws. On the other hand, peace breakers who intentionally violate the law and order are not deterred by a prison term. “ “Allow the orderly citizen to carry the weapon he needs for his self-defense but severely punish the person who actually misuses a weapon”.
This argument was made by Dr. Flegel, Senior Court-Marshal Judge for the Navy (Obermarinekriegsgerichstrat) in Germany in August 1931.
You see the Weirmar Republic, the predecessor government of Nazi Third Reich, had already gone down the path of restricting the purchasing, possessing and carrying firearms by civilians. The registration records would later be of great use to Nazi officials to disarm individuals and undesirable groups and keep them from obtaining any more.
Sadly, Germany is using its firearm registry again to deny citizens of firearms. The current left-wing administration has declared the right-leaning political party Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) a “right-wing extremist” group. As such, members of this party have been deemed “unreliable” under Germany’s gun laws and is revoking their gun licenses. Without any charges of crimes by the individual members of the party, firearms must be surrendered or destroyed, just for being a member of an opposition political party. This comes just after AfD became the biggest political party in Germany.
Do any of these strategies sound familiar?
Licenses for individuals to purchase, own and carry a firearm.
Creating bureaucratic and economic barriers to obtain a firearm license or license to carry.
Declaring opposition political groups “extremists” to restrict their firearm rights.
Requiring a “need” and other subjective criteria to carry a firearm.
Limiting the availability and quantity of ammunition.
Eliminating civilian ownership of so-called ‘military’ type firearms.
Expanding regulations on firearm manufacturers, distributors retailers and gunsmiths.
Using ownership registries to confiscate personally owned firearms.
All of these strategies are being used TODAY in our country but were conceived and utilized by the Nazi government to disarm and oppress their own citizens years ago.
Here’s a fun fact. One of the current propaganda tactics is to label anyone even slightly right-of-center a Nazi. Of course, history clearly shows us the ones who are trying to deny access to firearms and individual rights were the Nazis, NOT the ones defending those rights.
There is a controversial post from a few years ago with the quote: “Why gun control? Because armed people will NOT willingly load themselves into railroad boxcars.” While it’s impossible to say with certainty if an armed civilian population in Germany would have been able to stop the atrocities committed there, history does show us what happens to disarmed civilians over and over again.
The Second Amendment
The United States of America’s Second Amendment is a unique protection of natural rights in the world. No other country has this. While a few started out with similar protections for a while, decades of whittling away have rendered them null and void. It’s interesting to note for all the countries our nation has ‘assisted’ with regime change, none of the new and improved constitutions have included Second Amendment like protections. The reason is easy to understand. Governing armed constituents who can force you out of office like you just did to the previous regime is so much harder.
Despite years of creative reinterpretation by gun control extremists, the Second Amendment does in fact protect an individual’s natural right to keep and bear arms. It always has. But it is under constant attack at the local, state and federal levels. Each little so-called “common sense gun safety” law whittles away at that right. Individually, they might not be considered a serious threat, and that’s the idea. Small, incremental infringements that only the most radical gun nuts would ever oppose are easier to pass. Everyone wants to be safe, right?
Except gun control laws have never succeeded at reducing violence or crime since they only target law-abiding citizens, not the criminals who by their very definition, disobey the law. Yet we are constantly told just one more law, one more regulation, closing one more loophole will make us all safe. It simply isn’t true. It wasn’t then, and it isn’t now.
Bob
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