Right to Own Guns and Gold

Spooner had an interesting explanation about why the Founding
Fathers included the Second Amendment in the Constitution. He never once
considered that the authors of the Constitution meant that only the militia
were allowed to possess weapons, as today's liberals argue. He even
considered it foolish to claim private gun ownership was for the purpose of
defending one's life and property from robbers and murderers. "That" he
states, "is so obvious one need not state it." According to Spooner, the real
reason for individual gun ownership was for the purpose of protecting against
the evil use of government power-as the revolutionaries experienced at the
hands of King George 111. In other words, when all else fails, the gun owned
by the individual is to be used to protect against tyranny of the statesomething
obviously denied the citizens of an oppressive state such as Poland
or the Soviet Union.

Even though political conditions have deteriorated throughout the
twentieth century, American citizens still retain rights superior to most
nations of the world. With concerted political action and an awakened
citizenry we still have the vehicle to change conditions-something that may
not be available to us for an indefinite period of time.

As long as the individual retains the right to own guns and gold, we
should assume that working through the political process is worthwhile. The
confiscation of gold and guns in the United States would ignite an explosion
of physical resistance which would permanently change the character of the
United States.

It will come to this if the majority of our leaders do not soon redefine
individual rights, restore a free-market economy, and force
our government to live within its means.

Without this new direction, the growing economic and political crisis will
worsen and can only be temporarily held together by further expanding the
role of government at the expense of liberty.


If we do not have a consensus of what "rights" are,
there is little chance our free society will survive.


Government snooping, blood testing, lie-detection tests, restraints on
financial freedom, stronger IRS regulations, national I.D. cards, and
restrictions on travel will all be used to prop up the tottering state if
necessary.

A lot is at stake, and we cannot erroneously assume America will
survive, regardless of what we as a people do. What we do will make a
difference. And if we do not have a consensus of what "rights" are, there is
little chance our free society will survive.