Given the lip service that politicians on both the right and the left pay to the Second Amendment, I thought this week’s quote from Proclaiming Liberty was particularly apt.
Every time an advocate of gun control promises not to impair the recreational activities of hunters, he demonstrates his contempt for the values underlying the Second Amendment, implying that the issues at stake are trivial.
Sullum, Jacob. “Shooting Gallery.” Reason Dec. 1995: 50-55. Print.
This quote is found on page 60 of Proclaiming Liberty which is available from Amazon.com for $12.95. The Kindle edition is now available for $3.95.