Eternal vigilance is the foundation of freedom, not guns. Many worry about our own government taking us over from within. They worry about our own military overthrowing our freedoms. For this worry, they call on us as citizenry to bear guns. If this be the worry, though, perhaps we first should be concerned with who we have in charge of our military, and who we have in it. We should be doing all in our power to ensure our military is clear of corruption, and is manned with those who respect humanity. I wonder why we do not consider more on how important it is to ensure a vice-less military. As much as any other person, perhaps, military leaders should be screened for character.
Vigilance against guns being used against us, and not everyone owning guns, should be our first line of defense. By the time we need our guns to protect against our own military, it is to some degree, too late, the military coup has already taken place. If an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure, a little protection against guns being used against us is as wise as arming to the hilt to prepare for the moment they are.
Vigilance also means guarding against the loss of freedoms by being involved in the public processes. Each might have a different opinion as to whether such things as the NSA surveillance is a loss of freedom. If we think it is, we should be lifting our voices against such things. If we do feel such things lead to an erosion of freedom, how will the gun protect us against them? Guns are not the first line of defense against such incursions. They cannot be. So, vigilance trumps guns in defending our rights and our freedoms.
(This blog was added to on Aug. 26.)
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