It’s getting scary out there!
September 20, 2007
Lew, these videotaped episodes of police criminality should be a lesson for all of us.
Thankfully, the libertarians of the day, the Antifederalists, insisted on a Bill of Rights that included a right to bear arms. If these incidents increase and multiply, that right will come in handy.
A student in my class the other day said, in response to my question, “What’s the purpose of the Second Amendment?”, “To protect the First.”
James Ostrowski is a trial and appellate lawyer in Buffalo, NY. He is the author of several books including Progressivism: A Primer on the Idea Destroying America. See his website. Follow him on Twitter @JimOstrowski.

