Uvalde's Biggest Mistake Was Trusting the Police to "Keep Us Safe"

Uvalde’s Biggest Mistake Was Trusting the Police to “Keep Us Safe”

Tags: Big Government, The Fed, Law, The Police State

06/09/2022 Ryan McMaken

Knee-jerk support for the police helps gun control advocates by undermining the most fundamental reason for gun ownership: the government’s armed enforcers won’t keep us safe and are likely to abuse their power.

Original Article: “Uvalde’s Biggest Mistake Was Trusting the Police to “Keep Us Safe”

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