Pundits and politicians who routinely deny that Americans have the natural right to keep and bear arms nevertheless are thrilled by the scenes of Ukrainian civilians bearing arms in order to resist the Russian invaders.
I guess only people threatened by Russians have the right to keep and bear arms.
But don’t those same pundits and politicians tell us that we Americans are threatened by Russia? Ergo…
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