A new year has begun, and with it have come some new restrictions on our liberty. While we were joyously ringing in the new year, a dangerous CA law quietly went into effect that does nothing to deter criminals but only further infringes on our right to keep and bear arms. Essentially, this law is a further erosion of the 2nd Amendment. According to Jurist, Legal News and Commentary, Juris.org, December 31, 2023: “California Governor Gavin Newsom signed SB 2 in September, along with over 20 other bills to regulate the use of firearms in the state. SB 2 limits … Read More
169 Million Reasons NOT to Ban Guns
169 Million Reasons NOT to Ban Guns In 1994, University of Hawaii Professor R.J. Rummel published an important scholarly work entitled, “Death By Government.” This 400+ page work is a thorough treatment of his research on one category of death—what he calls democide. Democide is defined as “the murder of any person or people by their government, including genocide, politicide and mass murder.” The astonishing conclusion of his work? In the 20th century, just over 169 million people were killed by their own governments. These are not deaths from disease, nor are they deaths from war. These are governments … Read More