Helga: Where are you going Hagar?
Hagar: To the friendly neighbourhood tavern.
Helga: Then why are you carrying all those weapons?
Hagar: To make sure it stays friendly.
Makes you think, doesn’t it?
They say that when two armed men meet, they treat each other with respect.
There are many parts of India where everyone carries a weapon. I have lectured all over Coorg, where the British gave every man the freedom to carry a gun, a freedom they still possess. There is peace and tranquility in Coorg. There is no terrorism. And the police respect the people.
Then there is the Punjab, where Guru Gobind Singh commanded each Sikh to carry a kirpan – a curved dagger. I once lectured a gethering of over 20,000 Sikh farmers, all carrying kirpans. There was perfect order. The Sikhs of Delhi who were butchered by Congress mobs in 1984 might have turned the tables on their aggressors if they had been armed, as their religion commands them to be.
Of course, if you visit the tribal areas, you do find every man carrying some primitive weapon or the other for self-defence. Villagers in north India always walk about armed with a long, stout lathi.
Today in India, one of the biggest problems facing the people is security of life, limb and property. I do believe that, rather than relying for these on the State, self-help is a far better option.
There is a group calling for the right to bear arms. This is Indians for Guns – and I am an old member. If you believe in your right to defend yourself, join up.
Hagar: To the friendly neighbourhood tavern.
Helga: Then why are you carrying all those weapons?
Hagar: To make sure it stays friendly.
Makes you think, doesn’t it?
They say that when two armed men meet, they treat each other with respect.
There are many parts of India where everyone carries a weapon. I have lectured all over Coorg, where the British gave every man the freedom to carry a gun, a freedom they still possess. There is peace and tranquility in Coorg. There is no terrorism. And the police respect the people.
Then there is the Punjab, where Guru Gobind Singh commanded each Sikh to carry a kirpan – a curved dagger. I once lectured a gethering of over 20,000 Sikh farmers, all carrying kirpans. There was perfect order. The Sikhs of Delhi who were butchered by Congress mobs in 1984 might have turned the tables on their aggressors if they had been armed, as their religion commands them to be.
Of course, if you visit the tribal areas, you do find every man carrying some primitive weapon or the other for self-defence. Villagers in north India always walk about armed with a long, stout lathi.
Today in India, one of the biggest problems facing the people is security of life, limb and property. I do believe that, rather than relying for these on the State, self-help is a far better option.
There is a group calling for the right to bear arms. This is Indians for Guns – and I am an old member. If you believe in your right to defend yourself, join up.
No comments yet on this entry of yours? It's such a pity that civil liberties and RKBA are such non-issues in our society today - everyone is simply interested in the rat race of making money and little else! :P Maybe one day we'll all wake up to a Singaporish scenario of prosperity sans liberties - will serve us right too!!
ReplyDeleteCheers!
Abhijeet
It's too bad there weren't more armed civilians on the streets of Mumbai (Bombay) when the terrorists attacked yesterday. My prayers to all those injured and to the families of the dead. May the terrorists think twice before attacking like this in America where I and most of my neighbors have at least one firearm and practice regularly.
ReplyDeletePaul in Kansas, USA