A state that deprives its law-abiding citizens of the means to effectively defend themselves is not civilized but barbarous, becoming an accomplice of murderers, rapists, and thugs and revealing its totalitarian nature by its tacit admission that the disorganized, random havoc created by criminals is far less a threat than are men and women who believe themselves free and independent, and act accordingly.
Jeff Snyder
2001
Nation of Cowards page 29
[This essay was originally published in 1993 by The Public Interest.—Joe]
Amazing coincidence — NYC arrests the intended victim for daring to defend herself: http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/brooklyn/brooklyn-woman-shoots-neck-kicked-door-article-1.3729315
Where is the outcry from the Women’s groups?
From anyone?
She’s still alive, they can’t get any political advantage from her defending herself. Only Martyrs are useful to the state if the hero did not act according to the latest Pravda..