Guns for Beginners: Why Progressives Want to Disarm Americans

By Robert Farago

Up to now, I have avoided writing about politics in our Guns for Beginners Series. And I may pull or rename this post to maintain this editorial distance from political considerations. But a twenty-something contemplating buying a gun posed a simple question the other day, one which I tried to answer as simply as possible: “Why would anyone want to disarm law-abiding Americans?” Now there’s a question . . .

“Progressives see civilian firearms ownership as dangerously irresponsible,” I said. “It doesn’t matter how safe or law-abiding an individual gun owner may be, they believe gun ownership in general victimizes innocent people. That’s why they want to disarm all Americans.”

I didn’t go into any more detail with the young lady, but I want to expand on that a bit….

When Progressives deny Americans their gun rights, citizens have to rely on the police for their protection – as they do in places where gun rights are severely curtailed (e.g. New Jersey and urban areas of California). Progressives are OK with this. They’re OK with forcing Americans to live in a state where the rule of law is protected by the police and the police alone – what’s called a police state.

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Source:: Truth About Guns