“Antigun advocates have always faced an uphill battle in this country. Americans have, to begin with, a constitutional right to gun ownership. Today, half of American households exercise this right, owning a total of about 250 million guns; and over 99 percent of those households do so in a responsible manner. To fight for major restrictions on an item that plays such a valued part in the lives of so many people looks like a nearly impossible task. So if you're really committed to the effort, and you want to win, what do you do? Simple: You lie.” PeopleIfsWantLooksCountryPlayTodayLyingFightingWinningSimpleEffortHalfMillionsImpossibleExerciseBattleMajorsPercentGunTasksResponsibleCommittedHouseholdOwnershipItemsRestrictionUphill BattlesGun Ownership Author:Dave Kopel
“They will never outlaw all of your guns at once. But every 'reasonable' control they can impose without your resistance gives them one more bit of leverage to make gun ownership for you and your children and your grandchildren as difficult as possible.” GivingChildrenBitsDifficultGunOur ChildrenResistanceYour ChildrenReasonableOwnershipGun ControlGrandchildrenOutlawGun Ownership Author:Dave Kopel
“Some people who don't like guns can't stand the idea of so many gun owners in one place (at gun shows) buying and selling their wicked products. It's how some communists feel when they visit the New York Stock Exchange.” PeopleFeelsIdeasShowsNew YorkProductsGunSellingBuyingWickedOwnersCommunistGun OwnersStock ExchangeBuying And SellingNew York StockNew York Stock Exchange Author:Dave Kopel
“Some of the worst abuses of government force in recent years were precipitated by technical and victimless gun-law violations. For example, the BATF claimed that the Branch Davidians possessed machine guns without paying the required federal tax and filling in the proper registration forms. So a tax case worth less than $10,000 led to a 76-man helicopter, machine gun, and grenade assault on a home in which 2/3 of the occupants were women and children.” MenYearsChildrenHomeGovernmentFormLawForceCasesWorstExampleTaxesGunMachinesAbuseBranchesPossessedAssaultFillingViolationHelicoptersGrenadeMachine GunsRegistrationGun LawFilling InFederal Taxes Author:Dave Kopel
