Defense of self, community, and nation 
are the most fundamental human rights.  
Firearms are the most effective and 
directed means of that defense.

When ordinary people are made defenseless
as in Hitler's Germany, Stalin's Russia,
Mao's China, Castro's Cuba, and countless
other times and places, it is the people
who suffer the worst predation by 
governments and others with access to the
means of force.  As history has repeatedly
proven, it is morally, ethically and 
practically wrong to strip effective self-
defense from the people.

The pacifist (and totalitarian) dream of
disarming people has lead to and continues
to lead to genocide.  Recent examples 
include the disparity of force enjoyed 
by former Soviet clients is Serbia, 
Ethiopia, Cambodia, Rawanda, etc.
How many millions must be murdered 
before people are allowed to defend
themselves?

Jeff Chan
April 1999