Are you willing to die to take my guns?

By Susan Duclos

Comment from The Average Joe at Twitter about the piece shown below “Might be the best Blog post on the 2nd Amendment I have ever read. Excellent work.“

Original title “If They Come for Your Guns, Do You Have a Responsibility
to Fight?” (Headline changed here at WuA, so search engines looking for
the original piece from The D.C. Clothesline, will rightly pull his up first)

Original post below: By Dean Garrison at The D.C Clothesline, with full permission to re-post in full.

I feel a tremendous responsibility to write this article though I am a
little apprehensive. Thinking about the possibility of rising up
against our own government is a frightening thing for many of us. I am
not Johnny Rambo and I will be the first to admit that I do not want to
die. The reason I feel compelled to write this, however, is simply
because I don’t think the average American is equipped with the facts.
I feel that a lot of American citizens feel like they have no choice
but to surrender their guns if the government comes for them. I blame
traditional media sources for this mass brainwash and I carry the
responsibility of all small independent bloggers to tell the truth. So
my focus today is to lay out your constitutional rights as an American,
and let you decide what to do with those rights.

About a month ago I let the “democracy” word slip in a discussion
with a fellow blogger. I know better. Americans have been conditioned to
use this term. It’s not an accurate term and it never has been a
correct term to describe our form of government. The truth is that the United States of America is a constitutional republic. This is similar to a democracy because our representatives are selected by democratic elections, but ultimately our representatives are required to work within the framework of our constitution.
In other words, even if 90% of Americans want something that goes
against our founding principles, they have no right to call for a
violation of constitutional rights.

If you are religious you might choose to think of it this way… Say
that members of your congregation decide that mass fornication is a good
thing. Do they have the right to change the teachings of your God? The truth is the truth.
It doesn’t matter how many people try to stray from it. Did I just
compare our founders to God? In a way I did, but please note that I am
not trying to insult anyone. For the purpose of the American Government
our constitution and founders who wrote it are much like God is to
believers. It is the law. It is indisputable.

Our founders did not want a “democracy” for they feared a true democracy was just as dangerous as a monarchy.
The founders were highly educated people who were experienced in
defending themselves against tyranny. They understood that the
constitution could protect the people by limiting the power of anyone to
work outside of it much better than a pure system of popularity. A
system of checks and balances was set up to help limit corruption of
government and also the potential for an “immoral majority” developing within the American People. We have forgotten in this country that we are ultimately ruled by a constitution.

Why is a democracy potentially just as dangerous as a monarchy? Let’s
look at something that Benjamin Franklin said because it answers that
question more fully and succinctly than I can.

Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have
for lunch. Liberty is a well-armed lamb contesting the vote. -Benjamin
Franklin

Even 230+ years ago our founders were perceptive enough to realize
that democracy was a dangerous form of government. How so? Because the citizens of a country can become just as corrupt as any government. We
have seen evidence of this throughout history. Ask Native Americans and
African-Americans if this population can become corrupt.

I think in 2012 we are seeing evidence of what Franklin was trying to
tell us. Just because a majority of people may support certain ideas it
does not mean that those ideas are just. In simple terms, just because
most Americans love our president and voted for him, it does not mean
that he has the power to go against our constitutional rights.

Next I’d like to review the text of the second amendment. It is very clear. This is the law of this land. So when Senator Feinstein or President Obama talk about taking your guns, you need to think about something. Are they honoring their sworn oath to uphold the constitution?

A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security
of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall
not be infringed.

This
is a pretty clear statement. The fact is that it took 232 years for the
Supreme Court to even rule on this amendment because it has never been
successfully challenged. In 2008 a case of Columbia v. Heller the Supreme Court ruled that a handgun ban in Washington D.C. was unconstitutional.
One also has to take this into consideration. The Supreme Court
supports your right to own guns. If you want to research this decision
further you can start here.

For those who try to debate the spirit of the 2nd amendment, they are
truly no different from people who will try to take Biblical quotes out
of context to try to support their immoral decisions. The founders were
very clear on the intent of the 2nd amendment. Let me share a few quick
quotes here:

The strongest reason for people to retain the right to
keep and bear arms is, as a last resort, to protect themselves against
tyranny in government. -Thomas Jefferson

Firearms stand next in importance to the Constitution itself. They
are the American people’s liberty teeth and keystone under independence …
From the hour the Pilgrims landed, to the present day, events,
occurrences, and tendencies prove that to insure peace, security and
happiness, the rifle and pistol are equally indispensable . . . the very
atmosphere of firearms everywhere restrains evil interference – they
deserve a place of honor with all that is good. -George Washington

The Constitution shall never be construed….to prevent the people of
the United States who are peaceable citizens from keeping their own
arms. -Samuel Adams

I could find hundreds of quotes like these. This country was built on the right to bear arms.
It was built on the rights of an individual to bear arms, regardless of
what his government or neighbor happened to think. This is crystal
clear. Ironically the people who voice their opinions against this right
have their free speech protected by your guns. Without guns in
this country, all other amendments become null and void, simply because
“We the People” will lose our power of enforcement.

We need to keep this in mind as our “representatives” try to push gun bans. I
don’t care if 99% of people are in support of gun bans (which is far
from the case), it is a violation of our constitutional rights, plain
and simple.

A constitutional republic protects the rights of the individual even
when their ideas are very much  in the minority. If I were the only
person in America who believed in the 2nd amendment, I would still be
within my rights to call upon it. You would all think I was insane and
possibly celebrate if I was gunned down, but in the end I would be the
only true American among us.

Our framers were very clear on this. If my government comes to take
my guns, they are violating one of my constitutional rights that is
covered by the 2nd amendment.

It is not my right, at that point, but my responsibility to respond in the name of liberty.
What I am telling you is something that many are trying to soft sell,
and many others have tried to avoid putting into print, but I am going
to say it. The time for speaking in code is over.

If they come for our guns then it is our constitutional right to put them six feet under. You
have the right to kill any representative of this government who tries
to tread on your liberty. I am thinking about self-defense and not
talking about inciting a revolution. Re-read Jefferson’s quote. He talks
about a “last resort.” I am not trying to start a Revolt, I am talking
about self-defense. If the day for Revolution comes, when no peaceful
options exist, we may have to talk about that as well. None of us wants
to think about that, but please understand that a majority can not take
away your rights as an American citizen. Only you can choose to give up
your rights.

Congress could pass gun ban legislation by a 90%+ margin and it just
would not matter. I think some people are very unclear on this. This is
the reason we have a Supreme Court, and though I do not doubt that the
Supreme Court can also become corrupt, in 2008 they got it right. They
supported the constitution. It does not matter what the majority supports because America is not a democracy. A constitutional republic protects the rights of every single citizen, no matter what their “elected servants” say. A majority in America only matters when the constitution is not in play.

I just wrote what every believer in the constitution wants to say,
and what every constitutional blogger needs to write. The truth of the
matter is that this type of speech is viewed as dangerous and radical or
subversive, and it could gain me a world of trouble that I do not want.
It is also the truth. To make myself clear I will tell you again. If
they come for your guns it is your right to use those guns against them
and to kill them. You are protected by our constitution.

Most of the articles I am reading on the subject are trying to give
you clues without just coming out and saying it. I understand that
because certain things in this country will get you on a list that you
don’t want to be on. I may well be on that list. This blog is small and
growing so I may not be there yet, but I have dreams. I also have my own
list of subversives and anyone who attempts to deny my constitutional
rights is on that list.

I am not the “subversive” here, it is the political representatives
who are threatening to take away my inalienable rights. If they come to
take my guns and I leave a few of them wounded or dead, and I somehow
survive, I have zero doubt that I will spend a long time in prison and
may face an execution. But I would much rather be a political prisoner than a slave.

If I go down fighting then I was not fighting to harm these human
beings. I was simply defending my liberty and yours. It is self-defense
and it is what our country was built on. We won our freedom in
self-defense. We would not be ruled by a tyrannical government
in the 1770′s and we will not be ruled in 2012 by a tyrannical
government. There is no difference.

This is a case of right and wrong. As of now the 2nd amendment stands. It has never been repealed. If Feinstein or Barack have a problem with the constitution then they should be removed from office.
They are not defending the constitution which they have sworn an oath
to protect. It is treasonous to say the least. They would likely say the
same about me, but I have the constitution, the founders, and the
supreme court on my side. They only have their inflated egos.

I am not writing this to incite people. I am writing this in hopes
that somehow I can make a tiny difference. I have no idea how many of my
neighbors have the will to defend their constitutional rights. 2%? 20%?
I am afraid that 20% is a high number, unfortunately. When push comes to shove many people may give up and submit to being ruled. I believe that our government is banking on this.

What I do know is that this country was founded by people who
had balls the size of Texas and Patriotic Americans take shit off of no
one, especially our own government. For evidence of that, you might research the Revolutionary War. My question is how many Patriots are left?

I would hope that our officials come to realize that, regardless of
our numbers, we still exist because they are calling Patriotic Americans
to action. They are making us decide if we want to die free or submit
to their rule. I can not tell you where you should stand on that. I do
know that it may make the difference between living a life of freedom or
slavery.

You
must start thinking about this because I believe that the day is coming
soon and I personally believe it has already been planned. Not all
conspiracy theories are hogwash. They may throw down the gauntlet soon
and my suggestion is that you prepare yourself to react.

I mean no disrespect to our elected officials but they need to
understand that “We the People” will not be disarmed. If they proceed
then it is they that are provoking us and we will act accordingly. We
are within our rights to do so.

For those who are in support of taking the guns, you need to ask
yourself a very important question, and I am not just talking about the
politicians, because if you support them, you have chosen your side.

Are you willing to die to take my guns?

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IMPORTANT UPDATE From Dean Garrison!!! When this
post originally went viral I was trying to answer every single comment
and that lasted for almost 48 hours. Then I came to grips with the fact
that I am human and I can’t do it. If for no other reason I value my
family and I can’t steal time from them to constantly be on the site. I
want you all to know that I appreciate your support and good debate
whether you agree or disagree. I also want to thank each and every
American Patriot who has made the honorable choice to serve their
country. Anyone who wants to repost this on their blog or
website is also given permission to do so, so long as nothing is changed
in the text of the article, and a link is provided back to this site.
Again, thank you so much. I am humbled. It’s now 16 days later and this
is still the most popular post on our blog. Keep fighting for what is
right. We must stand united. -Dean Garrison 1-20-13