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Nick J. Freitas [1]
They constantly point to us and say, “If you don’t want to confiscate guns or significantly infringe on Second Amendment rights, it must be because you’re a bad person or you just don’t care.”
Our typical response is something like, “No, no—we do care. We’re good people too. We just don’t believe that’s the right approach.”
But my new approach is this: Hold on a second—I’ve got a question.
If you’re going to question my integrity, when are you going to learn the lessons of history? What happens to innocent, defenseless, vulnerable people when they suddenly have no means of protecting themselves from crime, from acts of terror, or from a government that has clearly overstepped its boundaries?
The same people who constantly talk about oppression seem to instantly forget all of that when it comes to stripping away the rights of law-abiding citizens.
This is personal for me.
Lately, I’ve been thinking a lot about how often people assume that if you support the Second Amendment, you must not care.
That couldn’t be further from the truth. I do care—about my family, my community, and about people who’ve been left defenseless throughout history.
This isn’t about politics for me. It’s about what happens when people lose the ability to protect themselves—from crime, from violence, even from governments that go too far.
I’m tired of feeling like I have to prove I’m a “good person” just because I believe in the right to self-defense.
If you’re going to question my beliefs, at least be willing to remember the hard lessons history has already taught us.
EndNotes:
- Nick Freitas YouTube Short, 4/25/2025
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