If Guns Are Outlawed...

The right to keep and bear arms is a hot subject right now. Many fear that gun rights will face new attacks under the Obama administration.

Here's a neat variation on an old gun-rights saying that opens minds to a very libertarian message.

When pro-gun people say to you they're concerned about gun rights, agree with them about the importance of this issue.

Then ask if they've heard the old saying, "If guns are outlawed..."

Sometimes they will fill in the rest of it themselves. If not, do it yourself:

"...only outlaws will have guns."

Your listeners will probably nod enthusiastically. You've made a point near and dear to their hearts.

Then say: "But you know, that's not really true."

Your listeners will register surprise. You continue:

"The truth is, if guns are banned, only outlaws -- and *government* -- will have guns."

Watch the light bulb flash on in their heads.

"And you know," you continue, "of the two -- outlaws and government -- it's the government that scares me the most -- by far."

Expect interesting conversations to follow!