DC: Give us a synopsis of your video—what should someone who is thinking of buying it expect?
DH: The *complete* story of the right to arms, beginning with the earliest British law, moving forward to the colonies, the Constitution, and the Bill of Rights. From there to the earliest American legal commentators, all of whom said it was an individual right. Then the Black experience -- disarmed under Slave Codes, and then under the Black Codes, which led to the 14th Amendment (1868), which was meant to stop state disarmaments of people. Then the use of arms in the civil rights period -- "nonviolence" got the press, but a lot of civil rights workers survived because they were armed. Finally, the current value of the right to arms, genocide, preservation of democracy, 2.5 million defensive uses per year.
This isn't me talking (I do the narration, just to fill gaps) but twelve professors of constitutional law, attorneys, Prof. Kleck on the 2.5 million uses, two armed civil rights workers.
DC: You make a point of illustrating the role firearms played in the defense of civil rights. Why is it that today’s minority leaders not only don’t tell their followers about this history, but many actively promote citizen disarmament in the very communities where individuals are most at risk from violence?
DH: I suspect it's largely a matter of fashion. "Nonviolence" caught the media eye, and nobody is going to go against that tide. But the civil rights workers I have in the film said that, while the leadership back in New York or wherever was appealing to nonviolence, most civil rights workers went nowhere without a gun. One says that when he came into the office after being chased by the Klan, all the others asked him why he didn't use his gun, and he was startled when one pulled a revolver out of his pocket, gave it to him, and said it was a loaner, he had another one in the car.
DC: Are you getting much help spreading the word from pro-gun organizations, gun magazines, websites, etc.?
DH: Some. NRA Civil Rights Defense Fund was very, very helpful. Gun Owners' Foundation helped, too. Paladin Press and Ruger helped as well.
Gun Owners and JPFO have ordered some to distribute, and some gun bloggers have helped to promote it. I've sent review copies to a number of gun magazines, but the only response has been from Gun Week, Soldier of Fortune, and you."
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Remember that the next time you pick up your favorite firearms-related periodical. If THEY can't make any money from so important a topic, THEY are not interested. We Bloggers do more, FAR more to spread the gospel of good shooting and protecting our rights than any of the top-10 gun rags combined. For example, it is oh so interesting how the gunzines jumped back on the S&W bandwagon once Smith began spreading the advertising monies around. Hardly an issue goes by without some phony plea to get off of Smith's case for getting in bed with the Clintons...BECAUSE...because it's just not right to try and hurt a gun maker. Then let something truly important such as this documentary come along, and they could care less about me, you, or ANY firearms manufacturer that they aren't feeding at the trough of.
Want to see GENUINE reports on guns and ammo without having to listen to the abject bullshit of American Handgunner or any of its kin?
GunBlast tells the story without selling out. So does Codrea over at War On Guns. Do yourself a favor and head on over to finish reading his interview with David Hardy. You owe it to yourself, your family, your country, and the memory of the Founders.
I'm ordering a copy of the documentary. What I'll try to do is see if the UF shooting team will allow me to show it on campus. Do whatever YOU can, too.
Another teaser, this time from the comment section, where Mr. Hardy has been gracious enough to stop by and answer some questions...
"...the militia laws required proving that you owned *at least one* gun of the required type. As I sometimes put it, in the 2nd amendment the right to arms clause means you have the right to choose how many arms you want, and the militia clause means that Congress can punish you if the answer is "none."
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