Even liberals agree with Libertarians on guns
When even Courtland Milloy, the reliably liberal columnist for The Washington Post, is calling for D.C. to legalize handguns, you know libertarian ideas are taking root.
Milloy writes, in part:
Robert Leroy Wright, 37, was walking his dog Sunday morning in Southeast Washington when police say he was confronted by a knife-wielding neighbor about “allowing the dog near his yard.” A dispute ensued, and the neighbor, Ellsworth Colbert, 56, stabbed Wright to death, according to D.C. police.
Whether or not this story proves to be as insane as it sounds, the incident as reported does provide a textbook case for legalizing handguns in the District, as well as buttress a ruling Monday by a federal judge that declared significant parts of Maryland’s gun-control law unconstitutional…
…To better understand the benefits of a “concealed carry” firearm, consider how the encounter between Wright and Colbert might have unfolded if Wright had been armed and followed a basic self-defense protocol:
According to police reports, Colbert comes out of his house with a knife in one hand and a stick in the other. Being alert to the approaching threat, an armed Wright would now have several options. He could pull his gun, say, a .40-caliber Glock semiautomatic, which speaks volumes without firing a shot: “Never bring a knife to a gunfight, pal.”
Or he could just wait until the assailant gets close enough to meet the legal definition of justifiable homicide.
In January, two men were pumping gas at a Sunoco station in Prince George’s County when a would-be robber approached with a knife and a can of Mace. Well, wouldn’t you know that the two men turned out to be off-duty D.C. police officers. And out came the Glocks.
Never bring a knife to a gunfight, pal…
…Say what you will about the perils of gun ownership, but nobody can doubt that Wright would be alive today if he’d had one.
Even The New York Times admits support for gun bans has hit rock bottom, as Americans see time and time again that gun ownership reduces crime and makes neighborhoods safer.
So why do leading Republican politicians keep pushing gun bans?
There’s only one way to keep and restore the Second Amendment. Support Libertarian candidates.
