Cats, Guns, and National Security

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I pledge here to support any mitigation effort directed at gun control action--be it legislative, judicial, or executive--provided that a realistic assessment of the situation shows that the likelihood of anti-gun success is sufficiently high considering the negative impact it would have on Second Amendment firepower. Recognizing that such assessments can be disputable among men of reason, I will NOT consider someone to be turning against RKBA for attempting such an effort. TDF INDEX:  Cats, Guns, and National Security: THE DAILY FUDD index.    https://catsgunsandnationalsecurity.blogspot.com/2021/03/the-daily-fudd-index.html  

The following was first produced in November of 2018. It was several months after the Parkland shooting, and the pull of political forces and a frankly genuine need to act gave rise to threats to higher-end civilian arms. I would phrase some things differently and more precisely, but the point stands: TDF INDEX:  Cats, Guns, and National Security: THE DAILY FUDD index.    https://catsgunsandnationalsecurity.blogspot.com/2021/03/the-daily-fudd-index.html

As I have expended effort in preserving RKBA despite the efforts of too many in the 2A community to self-destruct it, the whole problem with the community has become clear: Too much binary thinking. Too much forcing false choices. Be it a "my way or the highway" approach to 2A alliances ("If you say, 'I support 2A, but...' you're anti-2A..."), the NATO approach to gun legislation ("an attack on one gun or gun component is an attack on all"), or a refusal to realize that our Common Law tradition, from which our rights ACTUALLY derive, is a fluctuating force, the conservative-types that make up the pro-gun community in America defeat themselves, and harm everyone in the process.  Some things are indeed binary. The Culture War demonstrates the need to remember that. But honestly, in the social and political realm--and even in the realm of principle and philosophy--some things aren't. Men of reason can differ on some matters, and a lack of ...

A big point of TDF has been to show hicks, libertarians, and purists why it's necessary and proper to engage in Political Mitigation ( TDF 25 ) of gun control efforts, even if total victory is not possible. Too many will stand on some sort of principle that their own interpretation of the Second Amendment MUST be upheld completely, or else they will not participate in the process. Indeed, some will actually DAMAGE the mitigation efforts, and justify it with a four-word chant: "Shall Not Be Infringed." These people will get us all killed. A RIGHT TO ARMS INFRINGED BUT STILL HELD TO SOME DEGREE BY ENGAGING AND NEGOTIATING WILL STOP MORE BLM THUGS AND PREVENT MORE RAPES OF CERTAIN GIRLS THAN A LIBERTARIAN/PURIST STANCE ON PRINCIPLE AND A CHANT OF "SHALL NOT BE INFRINGED!" PRINCIPLE AND $5 MIGHT GET YOU SOMETHING AT STARBUCKS. A 20-ROUND PISTOL MAGAZINE, STILL POSSESSED BECAUSE THINKING ADULTS POLITICALLY WRANGLED A BETTER LAW THAN WHAT WOULD HAVE GONE THROUGH OTHER...

Previous TDFs and articles on the Colt Single Action Army revolver: THE DAILY FUDD: E55: "'45' iconicism: From the SAA to 1911 to Trump." THE DAILY FUDD: E:27: "The REVOLVER as iconic in American (and thus Western) heritage." American iconography and minimalist RKBA -- If America as we know it in heritage fails. THE DAILY FUDD: E50: "RKBA and Heritage (condensed compilation)." See also   THE DAILY FUDD: E7: "The .45 (Long) Colt round." A comment on this video is making me rethink my eschewing of the Colt Single Action Army revolver. The idea is to use the necessarily unloaded chamber to hold some other important item, such as a bank note. It addresses both safety and principle. Comment in question here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Q_KbluJQtA&lc=UgxKvuz0i_9Thc-6kR54AaABAg TDF INDEX:  Cats, Guns, and National Security: THE DAILY FUDD index.    https://catsgunsandnationalsecurity.blogspot.com/2021/03/the-daily-fudd-index.html

New York City gun fight erupts in broad daylight as Wild West style shootout is captured on video | Fox News   TDF INDEX:  Cats, Guns, and National Security: THE DAILY FUDD index.    https://catsgunsandnationalsecurity.blogspot.com/2021/03/the-daily-fudd-index.html

I am compiling a guide to TDF editions categorized by key points of the series. This is a partial list and description of those points. The full album will come out soon. [EDIT: Series on hiatus.] 1. Fuddish preparation: While not ideal or truly 2A-fulfilling, civilians can still be effectively armed for both Blackstone defense and Militia functions: Revolvers, pump shotguns, and bolt-action or featureless semi-autos can do the job. 2. Political mitigation: By engaging and doing normal political bargaining, we can SAVE more firepower from legislative and judicial loss. 2A practitioners need to understand it, frankly, it's worth compromise to preserve combat power, since "principle" doesn't help kill BLM thugs and keep them from raping our women. 3. 2A/RKBA scope: Not everything firearm-related is 2A-protected. The history of RKBA goes back long before the Constitution, and thus so does the jurisprudence and customs affecting it. 4. Not all guns are created equal: Ther...