Opus 2015-18: Headlines: Gun Control, European Style, part 1 of 2

The Drudge Report had an interesting headline that linked to an article in The Washington Free Beacon about something that many Americans would consider so obvious it doesn’t deserve comment:  Jews in Europe should start carrying guns.  This is like saying you should lock your car when you leave it in the mall parking lot.

An early comment in the article was,

“The European Jewish Association (EJA), which represents Jewish communities across Europe, says that gun license laws must be altered following a string of deadly attacks on Jews in France and other European countries, where anti-Semitism has been growing at an alarming rate.”

Not to take a cheap shot, but my understanding is that one of the first steps that Hitler took before the final solution was to disarm the population.  It is a common step in tyrants and political bullies.  The article further brings to light that the people of Europe have been disarmed.

“The EU, which has enacted very stringent gun control laws, should empower and train Jews to be proficient with guns in order to maintain their safety, ....”

If you take away the ability to defend yourself then it is easier to take away your right to speak, worship, assembly and publish.  What they seem to miss is that the purpose of “stringent gun control laws” is to keep people from being empowered and trained.  They are to keep you subservient to the ruling class.  It also makes you victims of the jackals of society.  These type of socialists believe the trade off is worth it.  Of course they have their own personal security forces.

Europeans don’t seem to understand the tension between liberty and despotism.

To be continued...

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