A woman called the Gestapo to seize her brother’s guns. On her word of unspecified “danger” alone, as is now the law in Maryland, the cops came right over and killed him to death.
And so the fantasy of government as peacemaker comes right up against the reality of who they really are and how this really works.
What are the odds they’ll realize their error and repeal this law any time in the next 50 years?
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My speech presented at the Ludwig von Mises Institute supporters' summit on October 18, 2025.
