An Open Letter From Idaho On The Second Amendment
There was a shooting at Rigby Middle School today. This is close to home for Defending Idaho, as our headquarters are located in Rexburg, just a few miles away. We have friends and relatives in Rigby. While we are as saddened by these events as anyone else, we cannot and do not support any efforts to violate, eradicate, or change the Second Amendment. Although it was suggested by President Biden last week that "no amendment to the Constitution is absolute," he–and many Americans–must be reminded that the Second Amendment is not the federal government granting us a right. On the contrary, it puts the federal government on notice that they have no authority over whether or not the people can bear arms. Period. Even if the President were to completely abolish the Second Amendment, as some voices are clamoring for, it would make no difference. The right of the people to defend themselves, up to and including the use of deadly force, is a natural right, granted us by God Himself, and it cannot be removed. Further, we retain unto ourselves the right to defend ourselves against tyrannical government. The book, The Bill of Rights and Beyond, published by the National Archives, contains the following quote on its opening page: “"An ancient fear of being disarmed and helpless before standing professional armies lies behind the Second and Third amendments. Aristotle said that decisions of a leader "backed by a standing army" would be different from those made by a leader "awed by the fear of an armed people." "” Where Idaho is concerned, it is one of the safest places to live, despite–or because of–the fact that it has one of the highest rates of gun ownership in the country. Was a crime committed today? Yes, and we regret that people sometimes make poor decisions. It is necessary, however, that we accept risks if we are to remain free.
What Is The Second Amendment?
What is the Second Amendment all about? Why do we have it? Did the federal government grant us gun rights that they can take away from us? What is a militia, and why does it matter today?
Tyrannical Governments Taking Guns From Citizens!
In 1996, the government of Australia passed the National Firearms Agreement, which "banned semi-automatic and pump-action rifles and shotguns, bought back more than 650,000 of these weapons from existing owners, and tightened requirements for licensing, registration, and safe storage of firearms." [1] This law allowed the government to remove and destroy millions of guns from Australian homes, including collectibles and heirlooms. While the government expectedly claimed the buyback was a success, the people themselves posted videos to popular online platforms claiming otherwise. “For Australia, a difficulty with determining the effect of the law was that gun deaths were falling in the early 1990s. No study has explained why gun deaths were falling, or why they might be expected to continue to fall. Yet most studies generally assumed that they would have continued to drop without the NFA. [1]” This aligns with the history of vaccines, where historical data shows many decades of falling deaths from "childhood illnesses," with vaccines being introduced when they were already almost eradicated, and vaccines subsequently taking all of the credit. In any case, since the onset of the fake COVID pandemic, Australians are certainly lamenting the fact that they allowed the so-called National Firearms Agreement to happen. It was an irreversible tragedy that has already cost them their complete freedom. Unfortunately, it looks like it is soon to be Canada's turn. “In her 2021 Speech from the Throne on November 23, Governor General of Canada Mary Simon, the Queen’s representative, restated the Liberal Party’s plan to confiscate so-called “assault-style” weapons from law-abiding citizens through a mandatory buyback program, as well as aiding provincial and territorial governments in their efforts to revoke the ownership of handguns… The Government will now put forward measures like a mandatory buyback of banned assault-style weapons and move forward with any province or territory that wants to ban handguns. [2]” The excuse, as always, is that the move is to "save lives," but that is never the truth: “…gun crimes [represent] less than one percent of all reported crimes in Canada [2]” America's Founding Fathers knew that only a tyrannical government would want an unarmed populace, and they said so multiple times, while also stressing that one main reason to be armed is to protect oneself from a tyrannical government. The Canadian Prime Minister also made the following statement: “These weapons were designed for one purpose and one purpose only: to kill the largest number of people in the shortest amount of time. [2]” We agree, because that is the only way an ordinary citizen would be able to defend themselves against their government. With the governments around the world clinging to the continuously unraveling tale of COVID, they are increasingly implementing an Orwellian control grid, which they cannot enforce on an unarmed public. We urge the American public to wake up! Look to other countries and see what is happening! Please understand that this is also what is happening to you, albeit we are a small pace behind. When the world leaders got together for Event 201, they planned their responses to the soon-to-be "pandemic." What is happening in one country is happening in another. Our own President has recently suggested that the government can take away our Second Amendment rights. This is a falsehood for several reasons: 1. The Constitution only restricts the Federal government, not the public! 2. The Second Amendment only tells the Feds that they cannot infringe our right to self-defense, including the use of firearms! 3. The above are true because our actual right of self-defense comes to us from God. Remember: Your right to defend yourself, your family, and others, does NOT come from the Second Amendment, and no one can take it away from you. Even if the Puppet-in-Chief were to convince our corrupt and evil Congress to cut out the Second Amendment, you would still have those rights! Recommended Viewing/Reading Australian Gun Rights Advocate Tells Us What It's Like There Thousands of Australian Guns are Destroyed (1997) The Truth About Gun Control in Australia Gun Control Preceded the Tyranny in Venezuela References [1] "The Australian Gun Buyback" Bulletins, Spring 2011 (Issue 4), Harvard Injury Control Research Center. https://cdn1.sph.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/1264/2012/10/bulletins_australia_spring_2011.pdf [2] "Canadian gun owners may have firearms confiscated under Trudeau’s ‘mandatory buyback’ plan" LifeSiteNews, Dec. 1, 2021. https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/governor-general-of-canada-affirms-in-throne-speech-trudeaus-plan-to-confiscate-firearms/
Tyrannical Governments Taking Guns From Citizens!
In 1996, the government of Australia passed the National Firearms Agreement, which "banned semi-automatic and pump-action rifles and shotguns, bought back more than 650,000 of these weapons from existing owners, and tightened requirements for licensing, registration, and safe storage of firearms." [1] This law allowed the government to remove and destroy millions of guns from Australian homes, including collectibles and heirlooms. While the government expectedly claimed the buyback was a success, the people themselves posted videos to popular online platforms claiming otherwise. “For Australia, a difficulty with determining the effect of the law was that gun deaths were falling in the early 1990s. No study has explained why gun deaths were falling, or why they might be expected to continue to fall. Yet most studies generally assumed that they would have continued to drop without the NFA. [1]” This aligns with the history of vaccines, where historical data shows many decades of falling deaths from "childhood illnesses," with vaccines being introduced when they were already almost eradicated, and vaccines subsequently taking all of the credit. In any case, since the onset of the fake COVID pandemic, Australians are certainly lamenting the fact that they allowed the so-called National Firearms Agreement to happen. It was an irreversible tragedy that has already cost them their complete freedom. Unfortunately, it looks like it is soon to be Canada's turn. “In her 2021 Speech from the Throne on November 23, Governor General of Canada Mary Simon, the Queen’s representative, restated the Liberal Party’s plan to confiscate so-called “assault-style” weapons from law-abiding citizens through a mandatory buyback program, as well as aiding provincial and territorial governments in their efforts to revoke the ownership of handguns… The Government will now put forward measures like a mandatory buyback of banned assault-style weapons and move forward with any province or territory that wants to ban handguns. [2]” The excuse, as always, is that the move is to "save lives," but that is never the truth: “…gun crimes [represent] less than one percent of all reported crimes in Canada [2]” America's Founding Fathers knew that only a tyrannical government would want an unarmed populace, and they said so multiple times, while also stressing that one main reason to be armed is to protect oneself from a tyrannical government. The Canadian Prime Minister also made the following statement: “These weapons were designed for one purpose and one purpose only: to kill the largest number of people in the shortest amount of time. [2]” We agree, because that is the only way an ordinary citizen would be able to defend themselves against their government. With the governments around the world clinging to the continuously unraveling tale of COVID, they are increasingly implementing an Orwellian control grid, which they cannot enforce on an unarmed public. We urge the American public to wake up! Look to other countries and see what is happening! Please understand that this is also what is happening to you, albeit we are a small pace behind. When the world leaders got together for Event 201, they planned their responses to the soon-to-be "pandemic." What is happening in one country is happening in another. Our own President has recently suggested that the government can take away our Second Amendment rights. This is a falsehood for several reasons: 1. The Constitution only restricts the Federal government, not the public! 2. The Second Amendment only tells the Feds that they cannot infringe our right to self-defense, including the use of firearms! 3. The above are true because our actual right of self-defense comes to us from God. Remember: Your right to defend yourself, your family, and others, does NOT come from the Second Amendment, and no one can take it away from you. Even if the Puppet-in-Chief were to convince our corrupt and evil Congress to cut out the Second Amendment, you would still have those rights! Recommended Viewing/Reading Australian Gun Rights Advocate Tells Us What It's Like There Thousands of Australian Guns are Destroyed (1997) The Truth About Gun Control in Australia Gun Control Preceded the Tyranny in Venezuela References [1] "The Australian Gun Buyback" Bulletins, Spring 2011 (Issue 4), Harvard Injury Control Research Center. https://cdn1.sph.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/1264/2012/10/bulletins_australia_spring_2011.pdf [2] "Canadian gun owners may have firearms confiscated under Trudeau’s ‘mandatory buyback’ plan" LifeSiteNews, Dec. 1, 2021. https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/governor-general-of-canada-affirms-in-throne-speech-trudeaus-plan-to-confiscate-firearms/
What Is The Second Amendment?
What is the Second Amendment all about? Why do we have it? Did the federal government grant us gun rights that they can take away from us? What is a militia, and why does it matter today?
An Open Letter From Idaho On The Second Amendment
There was a shooting at Rigby Middle School today. This is close to home for Defending Idaho, as our headquarters are located in Rexburg, just a few miles away. We have friends and relatives in Rigby. While we are as saddened by these events as anyone else, we cannot and do not support any efforts to violate, eradicate, or change the Second Amendment. Although it was suggested by President Biden last week that "no amendment to the Constitution is absolute," he–and many Americans–must be reminded that the Second Amendment is not the federal government granting us a right. On the contrary, it puts the federal government on notice that they have no authority over whether or not the people can bear arms. Period. Even if the President were to completely abolish the Second Amendment, as some voices are clamoring for, it would make no difference. The right of the people to defend themselves, up to and including the use of deadly force, is a natural right, granted us by God Himself, and it cannot be removed. Further, we retain unto ourselves the right to defend ourselves against tyrannical government. The book, The Bill of Rights and Beyond, published by the National Archives, contains the following quote on its opening page: “"An ancient fear of being disarmed and helpless before standing professional armies lies behind the Second and Third amendments. Aristotle said that decisions of a leader "backed by a standing army" would be different from those made by a leader "awed by the fear of an armed people." "” Where Idaho is concerned, it is one of the safest places to live, despite–or because of–the fact that it has one of the highest rates of gun ownership in the country. Was a crime committed today? Yes, and we regret that people sometimes make poor decisions. It is necessary, however, that we accept risks if we are to remain free.
What Makes A Law Immoral Or UnConstitutional?
What Makes A Law Immoral Or UnConstitutional? This question was raised in the comments of a post (login required) on Senator Fred S. Martin's Facebook page recently. The subject was the recent vote to expand Medicaid here in Idaho. The answer to this question can be found in the words of America's Founding Fathers on the subject of "The Laws of Nature and of Nature’s God." "Since law is force, it should be restricted to the one purpose for which individuals may legitimately use force–to protect our natural rights," states Earl Taylor, Jr., of the National Center for Constitutional Studies. But what are "Natural Rights"? They are those rights given to every man and creature by their Creator, whether you believe that to be God or Nature. They are: life, liberty, and the right to property. Earl Taylor continues: "whenever a new bill comes before a legislative body, each member ought to ask himself.. "Do I have the right to use force against my neighbor to achieve this goal? Would I be willing to forcibly take his property, lock him in jail, or (in some cases) put him to death for failing to obey this law?" If a legislator isn't certain it would be just to do so, he should vote against the bill." According to George Washington, government is force, and, being force, what do they do? Deprive citizens of… life, liberty, and property. Did you notice that? Once a law is passed, we give the government the right to enforce that law at the end of a gun. Therefore, it is our duty to ensure that only just laws are passed! "Natural law was central to American thought even before the Revolution. For example, here's what Massachusetts patriot James Otis wrote in 1764 to oppose an unjust revenue act passed by the British Parliament: "The supreme power in a state is jus dicere [to declare the law only: jus dare [to give the law, strictly speaking, belongs alone to God.... There must be in every instance a higher authority, [namely,] God." On the topic of socialist schemes like Medicaid, then, how do we justify taking money from one citizen only to give it to another? God's law says that is theft! Does a man have the right to give his own money freely to another? Yes! That is God's way! The opportunity for charity, however, is removed when the government inserts itself and requires the giving. What's more, resentment is fueled, for the law is unjust. What, then, makes a law unConstitutional? Truly, it is the the same principles outlined above. Government is supposed to protect our life, liberty, and property, and indeed are sworn to do so. Yet, time and again, they pass legislation that does just the opposite! But what if, as in the instance of the Medicaid expansion bill, our representatives are asked to violate their sworn duty by the people? Well, what separates a Republic from a Democracy is principles! In a democracy, the people can do anything they like, as long as they can muster up a majority. If five people want the sixth's money, they can gang up on him to take it and redistribute it among themselves. Legal? Surely. Moral? Never. We are a country that is Constitutionally bound to govern ourselves by the laws of God, above all else, in the protection of the life, liberty, and property of every citizen, and our representatives are especially bound to make sure those protections are never violated, no matter how many people beg them to do so. We are not a democracy! I urge you to read the National Center for Constitutional Studies' article, "The Law of Nature and of Nature’s God," and familiarize yourself with the wisdom of the Founding Fathers. Then, send this article to your representatives. Let's remind them of Who they are ultimately accountable to, and of what their Constitutional duties are, so that we can all remain free. Sources: 1. "The Law of Nature and of Nature’s God," National Center for Constitutional Studies. https://nccs.net/blogs/articles/the-law-of-nature-and-of-nature-s-god 2. "Government Is Force," Sheldon Richman, FEE, September 16, 2011. https://fee.org/articles/government-is-force/
Mass Shootings Are Why PRINCIPLES Should Always Come First
Some members of our organization came here from a certain political party because we'd been told they were "on our side," and then we were betrayed. Well, it has happened again. Need To Know News highlights the treasonous act with the title, "GOP Congressmen Lindsey Graham and Dan Crenshaw Join Democrats in Call for Gun Control, Sell Out Their Conservative Base Following Mass Shootings." These kinds of "kneejerk reactions" are never actually as impulsive as we are led to believe. This is how the Hegelian Dialectic works. They have a preplanned action they wish to take. They cause an action or look for a convenient one, and then propose their original plan as the solution. Problem, Reaction, Solution. It's a handy little all-in-one tool of the conspiracy. People who stand on principles, however, don't abandon those principles at the first sign of trouble, or even the tenth. Why? Because principles are eternal! They are truths that do not fail to be true, no matter what happens! Do we protest against gravity when a kid falls out of a tree? No. But what if they die! How tragic! Now we really hate gravity! It has to go! Down with gravity! But alas, it is a principle that is always true, and therefore we are free, and accidents can happen. The right to bear arms stems from the Natural Law that all living creatures have the inherent right to defend themselves. Even the scriptures support this law: “And again, the Lord has said that: Ye shall defend your families even unto bloodshed. (Alma 43:47)” Can it be abused? Of course! As long as men are free to choose their own actions, all laws will be abused by some. But there is the simple point: we must remain free! Those who wish to remove our rights and usurp leadership of our country and the world, at large, understand this. They know what they are doing. They only get away with it to the extent that we, the people, do not. “"This may be considered as the true palladium of liberty.... The right of self defense is the first law of nature: in most governments it has been the study of rulers to confine this right within the narrowest limits possible. Wherever standing armies are kept up, and the right of the people to keep and bear arms is, under any color or pretext whatsoever, prohibited, liberty, if not already annihilated, is on the brink of destruction." - St. George Tucker, Blackstone's Commentaries on the Laws of England, 1803 (Source: https://www.buckeyefirearms.org/gun-quotations-founding-fathers)” This ordeal is also a great example of why Ezra Taft Benson warned us that, although the Constitution will be saved, "it will not be saved in Washington"! We have the Second Amendment for a reason, and it ain't hunting!