As overbearing and destructive as our government is becoming, we as Americans still have a great deal to be thankful for. We still enjoy many rights, including the right to worship, the right to freedom of speech, and the right to petition our government for a redress of grievances. We also still enjoy the right to bear arms, the most important right of all, and one which is our last defense against all-out tyranny.
Perhaps most importantly, we have tens of millions of our fellow Americans who share our beliefs and who are willing to stand up to defend those rights. Other countries aren’t as lucky, as they neither enjoy exercising the rights that we do nor do they have large portions of the population who understand the concept of natural rights. Take the case of Germany, for instance, which despite being a major developed nation is still so highly restrictive of its citizens’ abilities to exercise their rights that it isn’t too far removed from its Nazi past.
The right to bear arms isn’t recognized in Germany, and the situation is so restrictive that would-be gun owners have to go to great lengths to exercise that right. And many end up bending or breaking the law to do so.
Recently a young man who went by the pseudonym of JStark died after a police raid on his home. He was instrumental in the 3D-printed firearms world, best known as the designer of the FGC-9 (F*** Gun Control-9mm) 9mm carbine. The gun was designed so that anyone anywhere in the world could build it with only a 3D printer and electrochemical etching equipment to make a barrel, thus bypassing any government restrictions on purchases of barrels, magazines, and other potentially restricted items.
The German government was tipped off to JStark’s real identity by a financial services firm, and they raided his home this month. Two days later he was found dead in his car, allegedly from a heart attack due to the stress of the raid, combined with a congenital heart defect. What a shame that such a talented firearms designer had to face that, just for designing and producing something that every American could comfortably and legally own.
That illustrates the difference between living in a country that is at least somewhat free and living in a police state. As bad as it is getting here, we’re still not as bad as Europe and other socialist hellholes. And as long as red-blooded Americans stand up and fight for their rights, we’re not going down without a long, drawn out fight.