Jan 30, 2009 at 8:54 PM
By Matthew Farr
As someone who has never owned, fired, or even held a gun, I find reassurance in the fact that I nevertheless have recourse to a means of self-defense should the need arise. Moreover, I like the idea of living in a country where the designs of an overly-zealous State are kept in check (at least in theory) by a well-armed citizenry.
The State, of course, hating challenges to its own power, harbors an inveterate hostility towards gun-ownership rights, a hostility most recently manifested in this country in H.R. 45, sponsored by Black Panther-turned-congressman Bobby Rush. The purpose of H.R.
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