Wednesday, November 12, 2014

Well. well. It seems that I still make prags like Dan Zimmerman nervous when I state the obvious.

Dan Zimmerman in his natural habitat.
When we have people like Dutchman6 over at the Sipsey Street Irregulars posting things like “Gentlemen, prepare to defend yourselves,” and essentially calling for civil war in the un-Constitutional State . . . it may actually be time for some introspection.
So says Dan Zimmerman, CEO and Managing Editor of "The Truth About Guns." He says I am "essentially calling for civil war in the un-Constitutional State." Really? I thought I have been warning all along that it is the tyrants of Connecticut who risk civil war by their actions. Since my speech in Hartford on 20 April of last year, this has been my call -- to AVOID civil war by making the grasping collectivist dictators of CT understand that one is possible and that it will have unintended consequences for THEM.
Zimmerman is much exercised by the prospect of being "misunderstood" and lumped in with loose-talking radicals like newly-elected Senator Joni Ernst who have spoken in the past about "Second Amendment remedies." What does Zimmerman think the Second Amendment is? An appeal for people to like us?
He worries about being misunderstood by the same people who advocate for our disarmament, like Democrat flack Kirsten Powers, who asked “WHO from the US govt would Joni Ernst shoot?? Be specific. A member of the military? A police officer?” The answer to everyone but Zimmerman is obvious: "Yes, that's who the Second Amendment is directed against, when they are sent to our homes to enforce unconstitutional diktats like Connecticut's. WHEN the shooting begins is chosen by the tyrannical government, not us."
The defense of liberty boils down to this: "If you try to take our firearms, we will kill you." That was the Founders' answer. That is ours. Trying to sugarcoat it, or playing popularity contests with weasel words about essential, inalienable and natural rights and liberty is stupid and self-defeating. That, really, is the only thing that the collectivists like Powers, Malloy, Lawlor and all their ilk NEED to understand. It is the only thing they DO understand. So what? New Hampshire's motto, largely dishonored and ignored these days, is "Live Free or Die." It would have been more honest to say, "We will live free, or the tyrants will die."
Zimmerman wants to defend his rights and be liked and and understood by the same people who are unconstitutionally trying to strip him of them at the same time. That is a fool's errand that he will lose. He simply does not understand collectivists. Having been one myself, I do. They define peace as the silence, imprisonment or death of their opponents. If that is the game that Zimmerman thinks he can win, he cannot. As for me and mine, I will not. Deal with it.
LATER: I am informed that the piece was actually written by someone named "Brandon R." and merely "hosted" by Zimmerman. Presumably he agrees with its sentiments so there is no reason for me to rewrite my refutation.

10 comments:

Anonymous said...

To be fair to Mr. Zimmerman he didn't write that article, someone named Brandon R. did and he posted it for him (something he routinely does for email contributions from people who don't have posting privileges). That article while misguided in some parts wasn't nearly as bad as I expected. The best thing though was that most of the comments on it were agreeing with your stance on the true purpose of the 2nd Amendment.

Chris Mallory said...

The Truth About Guns is run by Robert Farago. He used to do a website called "The Truth About Cars". He switched to guns to ride the bandwagon and to make more money than he could with cars. His site is usually nothing but click bait to drive hits for ad revenue. Walls of the City did a fairly long expose on TTAG a couple of years ago. http://www.wallsofthecity.net/2012/10/the-truth-about-the-truth-about-guns-and-robert-farago.html

Anonymous said...

As anonymous notes above, I didn't write the article in question. I just posted it. Brandon R. was the author. So if you'd like to criticize me, I'm fine with that. But getting your facts straight first makes for a better argument. Just sayin'.

Also if you'd like to write a response to Brandon, we'd be happy to run that, too.

Dan Zimmerman
The Truth About Guns

Anonymous said...

I shall fight for my 2nd Amendment rights ... till they take my First Amendment rights away!

... then I shall just whimper in some dark corner of the dungeon ...

Let that be a lesson to tyrants!

III

Anonymous said...

Zimmerman and Farago reminds me of another gun rights advocate called Gottleib, they sure do know how to make a buck off of the 2nd amendment but when it comes down to doing what it was put in the constitution in the first place to do the most noticeable thing to be seen will be their tails between their legs!

Anonymous said...

He worries about being misunderstood by the same people who advocate for our disarmament, like Democrat flack Kirsten Powers, who asked “WHO from the US govt would Joni Ernst shoot?? Be specific. A member of the military? A police officer?” The answer...is obvious: "Yes, that's who the Second Amendment is directed against, when they are sent to our homes to enforce unconstitutional diktats like Connecticut's. WHEN the shooting begins is chosen by the tyrannical government, not us."

That is correct, and all the "law-abiding" NRA sheep had better get it through their heads yesterday. The Second Amendment is NOT about target shooting, 3-gun competition, or "America's hunting tradition." It's about killing anyone -- whether police officers, soldiers, or common criminals -- who attempts to wrongfully use force against citizens or rob of their rightful liberty. Keeping military-grade weapons in the hands of the general public is a way of ensuring that government always exists by consent of the governed.

The defense of liberty boils down to this: "If you try to take our firearms, we will kill you." That was the Founders' answer. That is ours. Trying to sugarcoat it, or playing popularity contests with weasel words about essential, inalienable and natural rights and liberty is stupid and self-defeating. That, really, is the only thing that the collectivists like Powers, Malloy, Lawlor and all their ilk NEED to understand. It is the only thing they DO understand. So what? New Hampshire's motto, largely dishonored and ignored these days, is "Live Free or Die." It would have been more honest to say, "We will live free, or the tyrants will die."

YES. My only nitpick is that the above remarks should be extended to ALL essential liberties, not just firearms.

Anonymous said...

What is a "prag"?

Anonymous said...

Jeez. Circular firing squads, again, after a big win, that offers momentum to do so much more...

I can almost hear the gun-grabber trolls squealing in joy, launching the faux gun concern trolls into the forums...

Mike, you do and have done heroic work. I bow in RESPECT.

RF and Dan, keep up the good work at TTAG.

Now shake hands and help one another out of the mud...

Keep Calm and Carry On!

DAN III said...

As I commented at the article, Zimmerman is a scoundrel himself. Screw him.

DAN III said...

Hey Zimmerman....in your response above is that sort of like "He robbed the liquor store. I only drove the getaway car". Or is your above remark more in keeping with the NAZIS at the Nuremberg trials defending their actions with "I was only following orders" ?