Another supercilious, over educated, foreign born and schooled ‘scholar’ with no roots in American culture, ethics or care about the fundamental principles the founders went to war over, thinks he’s more knowledgeable than we are. And makes claims that are so easily refuted by the Founder’s own quotes that it makes you wonder about today’s quality of education and worth of degrees from the famed English universities that apparently produce nothing more than partisan propagandists.<\/p>\n
Historian Dominic Erdozain discusses new book, U.S. gun culture, Second Amendment at book event<\/a><\/p>\n Historian Dominic Erdozain discussed the politics, culture and laws surrounding guns in the United States at a Wednesday talk for his book \u201cOne Nation Under Guns.\u201d<\/p>\n In \u201cOne Nation Under Guns,\u201d Erdozain argues that the Second Amendment was never meant to guarantee individuals the right to bear arms and that the U.S. neglects critical consideration of the role of guns in democracy. His book talk, hosted by the Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs, was moderated by Ieva Jusionyte, an associate professor of international security and anthropology.<\/p>\n The modern U.S. gun culture is \u201cin contradiction with the values of democracy and the goals of the Constitution,\u201d Erdozain said.<\/p>\n \u201cThis modern idea of free and open access to deadly firepower is not just a departure from the legal norms of U.S. history,\u201d he said. \u201cIt is a violation of the very principle of freedom, as defined in the democratic tradition. It turns out that the founders, the very people who are invoked in support of gun rights, furnish a far more robust and coherent account of liberty than this kind of muscular freedom to go armed as and when you choose.\u201d<\/p>\n He stated that the country\u2019s founders would be \u201cheavily critical of the reckless individualism that is attached to gun rights at the moment.\u201d<\/p>\n A key argument of Erdozain\u2019s book is that the founders of the country believed \u201cthe liberal state is there to protect us not only from tyrannical rules, but from the tyranny in all of us.\u201d<\/p>\n Erdozain challenged the notion that the Second Amendment was written to guarantee that all individuals have a right to bear arms, instead characterizing it as an anti-war measure that prevents a \u201cprofessional army that allows rulers to rule as dictators.\u201d<\/p>\n He also highlighted the ties between slavery and gun ownership. \u201cThe argument against slavery was partly based on the fact that by encouraging it, you encourage an armed society,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n In the talk, Erdozain also challenged the acceptance of gun culture he witnessed around the country. When he arrived in the U.S. from the United Kingdom, he said he felt \u201calarmed at the fatalism of liberals on firearms as the reckless seal of the right.\u201d<\/p>\n Attendees described the event as educational and inspiring.<\/p>\n \u201cI felt that (the talk) was a gift to the community. Dr. Erdozain is brilliant,\u201d Fraser Lang \u201967 said.<\/p>\n Betty Lang, another attendee, said that \u201cit was fascinating to hear about the connection between gun violence and slavery.\u201d<\/p>\n Melissa Carden, the executive director of Rhode Island Coalition Against Gun Violence, also attended the event.<\/p>\n \u201cThe history of the Second Amendment is not something people are educated about,\u201d Carden said, noting that\u00a0120 people are killed in the U.S. daily\u00a0because of gun violence. \u201cThe more we have honest conversations based on data and the truth in light of today\u2019s gun violence, the better.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Another supercilious, over educated, foreign born and schooled ‘scholar’ with no roots in American culture, ethics or care about the fundamental principles the founders went to war over, thinks he’s more knowledgeable than we are. 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