Friday, February 26, 2016

Selective ‘History Lesson’ on Militias Ignores Inconvenient Truths

Via Michael

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Evidently, per LTC Robert Bateman, Esquire, and a seeming majority of its readers, Capt. John Parker should have been hanged for treason. (“The Lexington Minuteman” sculpted by Henry Hudson Kitson.

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 The Enemy

LTC Robert Bateman presumes to lecture us on the militia and the Constitution, choosing Esquire Magazine as his forum so that, near as I can figure, we can also educate ourselves on the latest fashion tips for men, join in “progressive” attacks on conservatives, and catch up on all-important information about pop star Prince and his surprise concert tour. Bateman’s bottom line: The militia is what the government says it is, and if you join with others to defend against criminal acts of usurpation committed against you by those with government titles, you’re committing treason.

Bateman, some may recall, first came to the attention of many gun rights advocates with a 2013 Esquire piece declaring “It’s Time We Talk about Guns.” Understanding that piece helps us see what he’s up to in his latest screed.

He not only took SCOTUS and Justice Antonin Scalia to task for their Heller decision interpretation of the Second Amendment, but went on to propose citizen disarmament edicts that dispense with false assurances given by some in the gun ban camp that nobody wants to take our guns away.

Bateman does, big time, and makes no bones about it. In a way, he’s done us a service by giving a glimpse of the end game less candid incrementalists are sneaking toward.

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2 comments:

  1. Not all Veterans are created equal.
    -D

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    1. Really! :) He's a big "Confederates were traitors" villain.

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