The Second Amendment
The situation in Ukraine reminds me why the 2nd Amendment is a crucial element for sustaining liberty and freedom.
Yesterday, the Ukrainian government passed a law granting civilians the right to carry guns (kinda late) and began handing out weapons to civilian volunteers. Reports I've seen state they had between 10,000 to 15,000 weapons to distribute.
By comparison, it is estimated that there are over 600 MILLION civilian-owned firearms in America and at least 18 MILLION Modern Sporting Rifles (MSR).
On the left, Marjorie Taylor Greene and Lauren Boebert are members of the United States House who have been gun owners for much of their adult lives. On the right, Kira Rudik is a Member of the Ukrainian Parliament who has never fired a weapon but who has now vowed to stay and fight. "each of us must take up arms and do his duty. Not because there are no men around, but because we can. And we will,”
The situation in Ukraine reminds me why the 2nd Amendment is a crucial element for sustaining liberty and freedom.
Yesterday, the Ukrainian government passed a law granting civilians the right to carry guns (kinda late) and began handing out weapons to civilian volunteers. Reports I've seen state they had between 10,000 to 15,000 weapons to distribute.
By comparison, it is estimated that there are over 600 MILLION civilian-owned firearms in America and at least 18 MILLION Modern Sporting Rifles (MSR).
On the left, Marjorie Taylor Greene and Lauren Boebert are members of the United States House who have been gun owners for much of their adult lives. On the right, Kira Rudik is a Member of the Ukrainian Parliament who has never fired a weapon but who has now vowed to stay and fight. "each of us must take up arms and do his duty. Not because there are no men around, but because we can. And we will,”
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The population of Ukraine is about 43 Million so 15k - 20k rifles won't make much difference. But maybe this will make people around the world understand that self-defense is both a right and an obligation.
I hope we will never see a scene like this in America.... hundreds of women and teenagers turning out to make primitive explosives because they lack weapons. I hope we never allow ourselves to be so dis-armed. (Though I learned that crushed Styrofoam makes a better Molotov).
I hope we are never in a situation where we are handing outdated weapons and a box of ammo to untrained men.
I hope we never expect our grandmothers to defend us.
I hope America can find its soul and restore our traditional values.
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