Lies and conceits of gun control

by Bruce N. Mills

The basic, default condition in a free society must, of course, be "freedom."  "Freedom" is the ability of individuals to conduct their lives, and exercise their rights, as they see fit, without let or hindrance from the State or others.  The proper role of the State is to maximize the level of "freedom" for its citizens.

"Crime" occurs when one person contravenes the rights of someone else, thus causing them "harm;" laws that establish and proscribe punishments for these kinds of acts are malum in se laws - acts that are bad because they are inherently bad.  Laws that restrict or deny the free exercise of your rights are inherently bad; these laws are malum prohibitum laws - acts that are bad because the State says they are bad.

Protection of the rights of the individual is the only valid reason for passing a law.  Having committed a crime is the only justification for the restriction of your rights.

All "licensing" laws are malum prohibitum - bad because the State says it is bad.  The mere fact of my owning a gun in no way infringes upon the rights of anyone else.

Friends Gun Owners never knew they had

by Frank Hilliard
Canadian Firearms Journal

Canadian gun owners have been going around for months now looking like they’ve lost the last friend they had in the world. The Conservative Party, which promised to eliminate the Long-gun Registry, instead introduced a bill in the Senate that would metastasize it into 13 registry systems through provincial Chief Firearms Officers.

After years of abuse from the Coalition for Gun Control, the Liberal Party of Canada, the Mayor of Toronto and the Provinces of Ontario, Quebec and British Columbia, this was the final straw; even the Conservative Party was not to be trusted.