Something I have noticed.....

I reread my tagline on the top of my blog. I see that I refer to my thughts as random, however, the more that I write here, the more I notice that I keep to the same themes again and again.

Right To Carry

This is one of my favorite rights bestowed upon all of us via the 2nd Amendment of the Bill of Rights. When I was younger I thought the NRA was just a bunch of country bumpkins, but after living life and working very close to Law Enforcement, I see that the 2nd Amendment is the one which provides us the ability to Speak Freely under the 1st Amendment, also the right to practice our religions, and many other things. Notice the 2nd Amendment is towards the top, not the bottom.

I have spent time reading the words of our Founding Fathers and they all make it very clear that they feared and had seen through history that dictators and fascists can easily rise to power and take away all of our freedoms by whim and decree. Look to the post just prior to this one which shows what happens when the people are stripped of their arms.

If you do not think that an evil person can rise to power on the shoulders of a minority, look to Hitler. Only 30% of Germany supported him, and he took over the country.

If we look to the cities where guns are restricted or banned, look at the crime that is evident. What is the purpose of passing a law that only law abiding citizens will follow? Crime is not deterred by laws, but by punishment. If we lock up a criminal, can the commit crimes against society? NO. Look also to the Civil Rights violations which happen in these cities. The police operate above the law with blessing from those in power. If you disagree with them, you will be put down by threats, attacks, arrest, and lies. Does that sound like freedom?

What makes good people good? Is it ethics? Morals? Education? Religion? What is it that makes most people good people? Is it Laws? None of these holds power over all of these. It is people seeking freedom. Freedom from fear, freedom from crime, freedom from tyranny. When we all realize that no matter how many laws are passed, there will be crime and injustice.

In realizing that crime and injustice will always exist, we realize that we ourselves, or better said, we the people must defend each others ability to enjoy freedom. I may not agree with everyone, nor should I, but your freedoms are granted to all of us. You may argue this point, but that is a freedom you enjoy.

We are lucky to live here. We need the right to bear arms. Without that, we will lose our freedoms with no way to resist. This is completely summed up by the following question.

Is our government here to serve us, or are we here to serve the government?