âThe ultimate authority ⦠resides in the people alone. ⦠The advantage of being armed, which the Americans possess over the people of almost every other nation ⦠forms a barrier against the enterprises of ambition, more insurmountable than anyâ¦â âJames Madison (1788)
Ironically, he rolled out the latest round of leftist gun control measures just ahead of our Patriotsâ Day commemoration of the battle of Lexington and Concord â a case study of consequences when tyrannical governments attempt to disarm the people. This effort was, of course, met with defiance. The result? The rise of American Liberty and the birth of a new nation.