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Memorandum on Arms and Freedom It is time to speak plainly for the good citizens and patriots of this nation who
believe unbendingly in the Constitution of the United States of America. Though foreign governments may disarm their subjects, we will not go down that road. We
will not disarm and see our freedoms stripped away. The lessons of history are numerous,
clear and bloody. A disarmed population inevitably becomes an enslaved population. A
disarmed population is without power, reduced to childlike obedience to--and dependence
upon--the organs of a parental state. A disarmed population will lose--either piecemeal or
in one sweeping act--those basic rights for which the citizens of America risked their
lives and fortunes over two hundred years ago. WE WILL NOT DISARM. The right to self-protection--the internal directive of every
living creature, be it mouse or man--is the most fundamental right of all. It is a right
that must be exercised against all predators of the streets, against the predators hidden
within agencies of law enforcement, and against the most dangerous predators of all--those
to be found in government, whose insidious grasping for power is relentless and
never-ending. WE WILL NOT DISARM. Not in the face of robbers, rapists, and murderers who prey upon
our families and friends. Nor in the face of police and bureau agents who would turn a
blind eye to the Constitution, who would betray the birthright of their countrymen; nor in
the face of politicians of the lowest order--those who pander to the ignorant, the weak,
the fearful, the naive; those indebted to a virulent strain of the rich who insulate
themselves from the dangers imposed upon other Americans and then preach disarmament. We will not surrender our handguns. We will not surrender our hunting arms. And we will
not surrender our firearms of military pattern or military utility, nor their proper
furnishings, nor the right to buy, to sell, or to manufacture such items. Firearms of military utility, which serve well and nobly in times of social disturbance
as tools of defense for the law-abiding, serve also in the quiet role of prevention,
against both the criminal and the tyrannical. An ARMED CITIZENRY--the well-regulated
MILITIA of the Second Amendment, properly armed with military firearms--is a powerful
deterrent, on both conscious and subconscious levels, to those inclined toward
governmental usurpations. An armed citizenry stands as a constant reminder to those in
power that, though they may violate our rights temporarily, they will not do so endlessly
and without consequence. And should Americans again be confronted with the necessity
of--may God forbid it--throwing off the chains of a tyrannical and suffocating regime,
firearms designed to answer the particular demands of warfare will provide the swiftest
and most decisive means to this end. Any law which prohibits or limits a citizen's
possession of firearms of military utility or their proper furnishings provides an OPEN
WINDOW through which a corrupt government will crawl to steal away the remainder of our
firearms and our liberties. Any law which prohibits or limits a citizen's possession of
firearms of military utility or their proper furnishings, being directly contrary to the
letter and spirit of the Second Amendment, is inimical to the Constitution, to the United
States of America, and to its citizens. Now--today--we are witnessing the perilous times foreseen by the architects of the
Constitution. These are times when our government is demanding--in the guise of measures
for the common good--the relinquishment of several rights guaranteed to Americans in the
Constitution, foremost among which is the right to keep and bear arms for our own defense.
These are times when our government has abdicated its primary responsibility--to provide
for the security of its citizens. Swift and sure punishment of outlaws is absent, and in
its place is offered the false remedy of disarming the law-abiding. Where this
unconstitutional action has been given the force of law, it has failed to provide relief
and has produced greater social discord. This discord in turn now serves as the false
basis for the demand that we give up other rights, and for the demand for more police,
more agents of bureaucratic control to enforce the revocation of these rights. Legislators, justices, and law officers must bear in mind that the foundation of their
duties is to uphold the fundamental law of the land--the Constitution. They must bear in
mind that the unconstitutional act of disarming one's fellow citizens will also disarm
one's parents, spouse, brothers, sisters, children, and children's children. There are
good citizens who--taking heed of Benjamin Franklin's admonition that those who would give
up essential liberty to purchase a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor
safety--will surrender not one of their rights. Those who eat away at our right to own and use firearms are feeding on the roots of a
plant over two centuries old, a plant whose blossom is the most free, most powerful nation
ever to exist on this planet. The right to keep and bear arms is the taproot of this
plant. All other rights were won at the point of a gun and will endure only at the point
of a gun. Could they speak, millions upon millions of this world's dead souls would
testify to this truth. Millions upon millions of the living can so testify today. Now--today--is a critical moment in our history. Will we Americans passively lie down
before a government grown disdainful of its best citizens? Or will we again declare: WE
are the government, government functions at OUR behest, government MAY NOT rescind our
sacred rights. Will we place our faith in public servants who behave as though they are
our masters? Or will we place our faith in the words and deeds of the daring, farseeing
men and women whose blood, sweat and tears brought forth this great nation? Will we believe those who assure us that the police officer will shield us from the
criminal? Or will we believe our eyes and ears, presented every day with news of our
unarmed neighbors falling prey in their homes, on our streets, in our places of work and
play? Will we bow our heads to cowards and fools who will not learn and do not understand the
lessons of human history? Or will we stand straight and assume the daily tasks and risks
that liberty entails? Will we ignore even the lessons of this present era--which has seen the cruel
oppression of millions on the continents of Europe, Asia, Africa, and South America--and
believe that the continent of North America is immune to such political disease? Or will
we wisely accept the realities of this world, wisely listen to and make use of the
precautions provided by our ancestors? Will we deceived by shameless liars who say that disarmament equals safety,
helplessness equals strength, patriotism equals criminality? Or will we mark the word of
our forefathers, who wrote in plain language: THE RIGHT OF THE PEOPLE TO KEEP AND BEAR
ARMS SHALL NOT BE INFRINGED? Let us make known: We will choose the latter option in every case. LEGISLATORS: Do your duty to your country. Uphold the Constitution as you swore to do.
Do not shame yourselves by knocking loose the mighty keystone of this great republic--the
right to keep and bear arms. Read and study the Declaration of Independence and the
Constitution you swore to support. JUSTICES: Do your duty to your country. Examine the origins of our right to weaponry,
and uphold the letter and spirit of the Constitution. Read and study the Declaration of
Independence and the Constitution you swore to support. LAWMEN: Do your duty to your country. Do not be misguided and misused. Your task is to
serve and to protect--not to oppress, disarm, and to make helpless your countrymen. To the blind, the ignorant, the apathetic, the safe and sheltered, these may seem to be
concerns of another age. They are not. They are as vital as they have ever been throughout
history. For times may change but human nature does not. And it is to protect forever
against the evil in human nature that the Founding Fathers set aside certain rights as
inviolable. For these reasons we must now make known: We will not passively take the path
that leads to tyranny. We will not go down that road. WE WILL NOT DISARM. KABA Director's Note: Mr. Puckett is a NO
COMPROMISE AMERICAN running a POWERFUL organization for freedom. If you have not yet
looked into the WONDERFUL MEDIA BLITZ Mr. Puckett is conducting through Citizens of America, PLEASE GO LOOK. His
organization is one key SOLUTION to the media bias in our society regarding the TRUTH
about guns. Not only do I deeply appreciate, respect, and wholeheartedly believe in
the COA mission, I have come to know Mr. Puckett as a Brother of Americans I respect and
REVERE deeply. |
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