Trusted There. Restricted Here; Restoring Trust and Rights

If we trust a service member overseas with a loaded rifle, real rules of engagement, and life-and-death decisions in a combat zone, it makes no sense to suddenly treat that same disciplined professional like a liability the moment they step onto a stateside installation; this policy correction acknowledges a simple truth long overdue—responsibility doesn’t evaporate at the gate. The men and women we entrust to defend the nation are trained, vetted, and held to standards far above the civilian baseline, and if we truly believe in that system, then extending reasonable trust for personal defense at home isn’t radical, it’s consistent. And if someone genuinely cannot be trusted with a firearm under controlled conditions on base, then the harder question isn’t about policy—it’s about why they’re in uniform in the first place.

When the State Fails, Responsibility Remains

When Joe Biden tells Americans to “buy a shotgun” and fire warning blasts into the air to scare off intruders, that’s not folksy wisdom—it’s reckless, illegal advice in most jurisdictions. It’s the kind of thing that gets people arrested, injured, or killed. It reveals a worldview where firearms are props in a story, not tools that demand discipline, training, and accountability.

Trashing The Bill Of Rights On National Bill Of Rights Day “The law has been perverted, and the powers of the state have become perverted along with it.” Bastiat – “The Law”

Friday, December 15, 2023, was National Bill of Rights Day. Congress considered this the perfect time period to push through an extension of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act’s (FISA) section 702.