<oembed><type>rich</type><version>1.0</version><title>Contra wrote</title><author_name>Contra (npub14h…xjjzu)</author_name><author_url>https://yabu.me/npub14hq5lgadtyy9dhvtszq46dnl0s0xwdddqr7e32rdqqhma8a4xhsspxjjzu</author_url><provider_name>njump</provider_name><provider_url>https://yabu.me</provider_url><html>At least when the American state overreaches, half the country picks up a rifle and the other half hires a lawyer. The Second Amendment isn’t just about guns, it’s about the credible threat of consequence that keeps the state honest. A disarmed citizenry cannot negotiate. It can only beg.&#xA;&#xA;Jefferson didn’t write “petition your overlords.” He wrote that when government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or abolish it. Not a suggestion. A right.</html></oembed>