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Radical Freedom
After World War I the British government began to disarm its citizens. Within two decades there would be reason to question the wisdom of that move.
Anyone who paid attention in History class knows that the British government begged the US government for weapons during World War II. Less well known is that British citizens were placing advertisements in American Rifleman magazine begging Americans to send them rifles, pistols, and shotguns, so they could defend themselves against a Nazi invasion.
Forgetting the lessons of history, and long enjoying low crime rates, many in Western Europe turned their noses up to the idea of private firearms ownership for self- or national-defense. In a Nanny State, people forget they must take care of themselves.
Anyone who paid attention in History class knows that the British government begged the US government for weapons during World War II. Less well known is that British citizens were placing advertisements in American Rifleman magazine begging Americans to send them rifles, pistols, and shotguns, so they could defend themselves against a Nazi invasion.
Forgetting the lessons of history, and long enjoying low crime rates, many in Western Europe turned their noses up to the idea of private firearms ownership for self- or national-defense. In a Nanny State, people forget they must take care of themselves.