Peter Van Uhm: Why I Chose A Gun

BearingArms.com ^ | April 6, 2014 | Bob Owens

[Neil E. Wright]

Many people chose to dedicate their lives to making the world a better place. Some chose the pen, the artist’s brush, the microscope, or surgical instruments.

Peter Van Uhm, chief of defense for the Netherlands, explains why he chose the gun to make the world a better place.

[Neil E. Wright]

Video at link.

While I strongly disagree with his philosophy of a government monopoly of force, most of his talk is right on the money.

“Where liberty dwells, there is my country." –Benjamin Franklin

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[lostboy61]

He speaks of Democracy and not a Republic as we are. Our founders believed the monopoly of power was to be in the hands of WE THE PEOPLE. And when the government got out of hand it was up to WE THE PEOPLE to set it back in line with our Constitution. First with the soap box. Second with the ballet box. Third with the ammo box.

[Neil E. Wright]

I agree that WE THE PEOPLE are the power. However, his points about guns being used for good are definitely on point.

Regarding the "monopoly of force" he discusses, I am adamantly opposed to any government having that. All the major mass murders in history (holocausts) were committed by "governments with a monopoly of force".

“Where liberty dwells, there is my country." –Benjamin Franklin

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