{"id":77634,"date":"2022-02-18T09:01:05","date_gmt":"2022-02-18T15:01:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/milesfortis.com\/?p=77634"},"modified":"2022-02-18T09:01:05","modified_gmt":"2022-02-18T15:01:05","slug":"77634","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/milesfortis.com\/?p=77634","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"

There is<\/em> one confirmed quote of Yamamoto;
\n“….it is not enough that we take Guam and the Philippines, nor even Hawaii and San Francisco. We would have to march into Washington and sign the treaty in the White House.”<\/em>
\nAnd anyone could figure that would result in a catastrophic failure because there would be those multitude of rifles.<\/p>\n

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Ukraine considers private gun ownership to fend off invasion<\/a><\/p>\n

I\u2019m rather glad the United States isn\u2019t in the same position as Ukraine.<\/p>\n

The prospect of invasion from a larger, more powerful neighbor is never a pleasant one. As we\u2019ve noted,\u00a0steps are being taken<\/a>\u00a0to deal with that potential outcome.<\/p>\n

While there have been some indications that tensions are lessening, that potential still exists. As such, it seems some are considering\u00a0private gun ownership as a solution<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Allowing people in Ukraine to legally own handguns would greatly improve national security against outside\u00a0\u201caggressors,\u201d<\/em>\u00a0Ukraine\u2019s Defense Minister Aleksey Reznikov told news agency RBK Ukraine on Thursday. The move would\u00a0\u201cincrease citizens\u2019 personal security, help law enforcement and certainly reduce crime rates,\u201d<\/em>\u00a0the minister claims.<\/p>\n

Reznikov said on Thursday he has been a\u00a0\u201clongtime gun-rights supporter\u201d<\/em>, adding that\u00a0\u201cas a lawyer\u201d<\/em>\u00a0he believes a gun law is long overdue in Ukraine. In late 2021, the local UNIAN news agency published a piece calling Ukraine\u00a0\u201cvirtually the only nation in Europe lacking a gun law.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

The defense minister has advocated the idea of people\u00a0\u201cgetting a right to \u2026 carry handguns\u201d<\/em>\u00a0and pointed to the experience of\u00a0\u201cmany other nations.\u201d<\/em>\u00a0Reznikov also argued that it would help Ukraine prevent a potential aggression.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Sounds good, right?<\/p>\n

Well, it\u2019s definitely a step in the right direction, but it doesn\u2019t really go far enough. Resnikov wants the kinds of weapons that would actually be useful kept away from the public, issued only to reservists should the need arise.<\/p>\n

So that\u2019s less than ideal.<\/p>\n

However, I still find it interesting that at a time when Ukraine is legitimately concerned about an invasion, they turn to private gun ownership as a potential solution.<\/p>\n

Our Founding Fathers did the same when they wrote the Second Amendment. They\u2019d just come out of the other end of a war with a foreign power and knew that there would potentially be another. They were mistrustful of standing armies and wanted the citizenry to be able to defend themselves.<\/p>\n

It seems the Ukrainian defense minister is following a similar line of thinking with his statement.<\/p>\n

And, to be fair, a population armed with handguns could be useful in the event of an invasion. Oh, they might not be able to do much during the initial push into the country, but for guerilla operations, I can see how the handgun can be used to take out enemy troops and secure\u00a0their<\/em>\u00a0weapons for more offensive punch.<\/p>\n

Regardless, though, this is a good move and I\u2019m glad to see someone in Ukraine make the suggestion. I only wish he\u2019d recognize that an armed populace is better when it can be fully armed rather than only partially. Still, when you\u2019re worried about Putin sending troops across the border because he has nothing better to do, it\u2019s better than nothing.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s only too bad no one had this revelation a year ago so people could have taken still more steps to defend their homes from Russian aggression.<\/p>\n

And it\u2019s a firm reminder of why protecting and defending our Second Amendment is so important, so that we\u2019re never in this position.<\/p>\n

While it\u2019s unlikely he ever said it, the quote attributed to Japanese Admiral Yamamoto is certainly accurate. If you ever try to invade the United States, there would be a rifle behind every blade of grass.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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