I have had people ask me WHY citizens need to be armed, I tell them it is for their own protection. They ask protection from what?
The answer is this: Democide, or the Murder of their own citizens by their own government. The numbers vary, depending on where you look, but all agree that Many more Citizens were murdered by their own government in the last century, than died in the wars (including two World Wars ,and many smaller ones) in the same century.
This is sadly, not new; and is one of the the stated reason for the Second Amendment.
Article on Democide...murder by government:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democide
Democide is a term proposed by R. J. Rummel since at least 1994[1] who defined it as "the intentional killing of an unarmed or disarmed person by government agents acting in their authoritative capacity and pursuant to government policy or high command".[2] According to him, this definition covers a wide range of deaths, including forced labor and concentration camp victims; killings by "unofficial" private groups; extrajudicial summary killings; and mass deaths due to the governmental acts of criminal omission and neglect, such as in deliberate famines, as well as killings by de facto governments, i.e. civil war killings.[2] This definition covers any murder of any number of persons by any government.[2]
Image from pixabay:
https://pixabay.com/images/search/pistol/
Article on Democide and socialism:
https://rickkelo.liberty.me/socialism-mass-murder/
Here is a list of the largest killings in the 20th century of citizens by their own governments: 40-70 million killed. China under Chairman Mao. Single Party Socialism. 20 million killed. USSR under Joseph "socialism in one country". Stalin. 1936-52 "The Great Purge". 40 million killed. USSR
Article on the sheer number of people murdered under Genocide:
https://www.hawaii.edu/powerkills/NOTE1.HTM
Just to give perspective on this incredible murder by government, if all these bodies were laid head to toe, with the average height being 5', then they would circle the earth ten times. Also, this democide murdered 6 times more people than died in combat in all the foreign and internal wars of the century.
https://www.freemansperspective.com/death-by-government/
20x more dangerous…
That’s a demonstrable fact, by the way, not merely an opinion. I ran the numbers, and it isn’t even close.
According to the UN’s statistics, total number homicides in which guns were involved in 2010 (or the most recent year reported) were 93,414.
I am as sure as I can be that those numbers are juiced – I have too much experience with the UN (another set of stories, for another day) to think that they left their agendas outside as they crunched these numbers – and I am going to ignore the inclusion of thousands of deaths in Mexico and other places that should be attributed to the US War on Drugs. I’ll accept the numbers as they are.
So, let’s say that guns are legitimately and primarily involved in all of these 93,414 cases. Maybe you think that’s a pretty bad argument for the moral superiority of individuals. But if so, take a deep breath and gather your moral courage. You ready?
The death rate for states is more than 20 times as high.
It is Historic Fact that citizens are at their greatest risk, from their own government. Those citizens who are NOT armed are dead. So the real question is why should citizens NOT be armed?
Armed, they are citizens, unarmed they are servants...or dead!
A source I trust (Infowar) weighs in on this democide problem:
https://www.infowars.com/democide-government-killed-over-260-million-in-the-20th-century-poised-to-kill-billions-more-in-the-21st/
They are recommending a documentary called "Blueprint of Madmen"
Through this important documentary, you will understand how history’s mega-killers are now poised to kill not millions but billions in a new age of dominance under world government. The elite psychopathic rulers, along with their technocratic Renfield minions, are pursuing a transhumanist vision where they seek to become gods while the masses of humanity are sacrificed in the name of saving the earth, all while risking our very planet in their destructive experimentation.
Infowars further says that:
Alex turns the tables on the constant propaganda about a projected enemy. He documents proven academic research in Democide, or Death by Government, demonstrating that the real killers throughout history have always been in government. From Mao in Communist China, Stalin in the U.S.S.R., Hitler in Nazi Germany, Pol Pot under the Khmer Rouge and so many others, governments have killed more than 260 million people in just the last one hundred years.
Through this important documentary, you will understand how history’s mega-killers are now poised to kill not millions but billions in a new age of dominance under world government. The elite psychopathic rulers, along with their technocratic Renfield minions, are pursuing a transhumanist vision where they seek to become gods while the masses of humanity are sacrificed in the name of saving the earth, all while risking our very planet in their destructive experimentation.
So when anyone asks why citizens need to be armed, just tell them Democide...and make them look it up, it will do them good, and maybe a few will begin to think! We know that when a liberal thinks, they become conservative....
Remember never to trust the intentions of government; they want more power, and they don't care if you die to help them get it! These are the real mass murderers, so monitor them in everything they do.