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Napolitino vs. Napolitano on Gun Control
by Gary North
Tea Party Economist
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Think of this as an
ideological shoot-out at the political OK Corral.
First, Judge Andrew
Napolitano.
The historical reality of
the Second Amendment’s protection of the right to keep and bear arms is not that
it protects the right to shoot deer. It protects the right to shoot tyrants, and
it protects the right to shoot at them effectively, with the same instruments
they would use upon us. If the Jews in the Warsaw ghetto had had the firepower
and ammunition that the Nazis had, some of Poland might have stayed free and
more persons would have survived the Holocaust.
Second, Department of
Homeland Security head, Janet
Napolitino.
I am proud to support the
President and Vice President’s effort to combat gun violence in our country. In
the aftermath of the tragic Newtown shooting, the Department of Homeland
Security (DHS), together with the Department of Justice (DOJ), and the FBI have
worked to identify measures that could be taken to reduce the risk of mass
casualty shootings. In the coming days, DHS will expand and formalize
coordination of ongoing efforts intended to prevent future mass casualty
shootings, improve preparedness, and to strengthen security and resilience in
schools and other potential targets. DHS will work with partners at all levels
of government, to address five critical areas intended to reduce the risk of
mass casualty shootings in the United States: Prevention, Protection, Response,
Education, and Research/Evaluation. DHS will also work with law enforcement to
refresh, expand and prioritize the implementation of nationwide public awareness
efforts such as the “If You See Something, Say Something™” campaign. This is a
critical issue that requires immediate attention and I look forward to
supporting the President and this Administration as we move
ahead.”
This pretty much sets forth
the two positions.
I was amused to
see that Janet Napolitano added TM – trademarked – to the DHS’s marketing
campaign slogan, “If you see something, say something.” Joe Goebbels would have
appreciated that one! He was always on the lookout for ways to influence public
opinion. Here is a woman who is committed to property rights of a certain kind –
trademarking – but not of another kind: reserving the right to own guns. Here is
a card-carrying federal bureaucrat.
My attitude is this: the
Second Amendment announces in principle the sovereignty of the armed
citizen. For as long as Americans possess this right, they will not need to
use their guns to revolt.
We don’t need to shoot
tyrants. We only need to prepare ourselves for the day when the Feds run out of
enough money to enforce their trademarked slogans. That day is
coming.
January 21,
2013
Gary North [send him mail] is the author of Mises
on Money. Visit http://www.garynorth.com. He is also the author of a free 31-volume series, An Economic Commentary
on the Bible.