This year, once again, let our American Independence Day Celebration remind the British sheeple that they gave up their chance to have a Right To Keep And Bear Arms many years ago. Now, any armed means of self-defense there, even if it's just a hat pin is generally considered to be illegal. That's just sad.
How very glad I am to not be under their oppressive yoke!
I suppose the people there get what they deserve, until they grow a spine and take their liberty back.
I celebrated this holiday by recently attending a large public fireworks event and carried my holstered pistol in full view with no covering over it, to honor those who bled and died to secure that liberty for us.
My carrying of a visible weapon to oppose evil doers is a good and honorable thing, which is contrary to the view of those who believe only the police should be relied upon to keep us safe.
To be honest, some gun carriers preach that guns must remain concealed, but when pressed on this point all the ones I've encountered finally admit that it should be a personal choice, and not a government-mandated choice. In other words, they oppose any law prohibiting open carry even if they would not carry openly themselves.
And at that very same event I mentioned above, a police officer I spoke with briefly told me he was glad to see me carrying openly. Perhaps hoplophobes should be aware that not all police view themselves as your personal bodyguards, that even many police officers recognize that as human beings we each have a personal responsibility to be ready to save our own lives and those of our loved ones.
While it's a silly analogy, it still holds true - lions and tigers do not have certain appointed members to wear fangs and claws. They all have them. And as long as any criminals are not behind bars, we can assume they have them as well, figuratively speaking. So why not all of the good guys and gals?
