The right to defend one’s property, one’s liberty, and one’s life is a right that pre-exists any government. It is a natural right of all human beings, something that is recognized by the Bill of Rights, rather than granted. Thus I’m not surprised to this survey show that a majority of Americans would engage in civil disobedience, should the government act against the Second Amendment.

In fact, it’s already happening in New York.

International Liberty

I periodically share public opinion data, either because I’m encouraged by the results or because I think that the research helps show how to frame issues.

Examples include polling data on personal retirement accounts, the dangers of big government, support for spending caps, and viability of class warfare tax policy.

But I’ve been very narrowly focused. Just about all the polls I’ve shared have been about some aspect of fiscal policy.

So I was very interested to see a new poll about issues related to the Second Amendment, and I was particularly gratified to see that an overwhelming majority of gun owners would not surrender their constitutional rights if the jackals in Washington approved a gun ban.

Second Amendment Poll Defy Govt

For more information, here’s part of a Washington Times report on the new polling data.

Question 46 in the wide-ranging survey of more than 1,000 registered voters asks if…

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  1. L.A. Powell says:
    January 27, 2013 at 15:41

    this is retarded

    • Phineas Fahrquar says:
      January 27, 2013 at 15:45

      Thanks for the intelligent, sophisticated reply.

      • L.A. Powell says:
        January 27, 2013 at 16:12

        Since you reblogged this i didn’t waste my time posting my whole reply again but here it is

        “Most americans aren’t capable enough to think for themselves, this is retarded. Your “Right” to own a firearm for sport isn’t more important than my right to life, so when people with guns are out killing people, guns need to be taken out of the equation.”

        Polls are the most fallible way to collect data, and are essentially meaningless because of how simple it is to get respondents to answer one way or another. go ahead and pull some stats out of your ass

  2. @kip_sweigart says:
    January 27, 2013 at 16:25

    @ L.A. You equate YOUR right 2 life. What abt the “chilodren’s right to escape abortion??

    • L.A. Powell says:
      January 27, 2013 at 17:33

      We weren’t talking about abortion but if you want to throw in a red herring in this argument, so be it. So you are arguing that a collection of cells has the right to life, but school children aren’t worth protection? Sounds reasonable..

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