MOLON LABE!

Way, way back in time there was a war between the Persians and the Spartans.  

No, they were not football teams.  They were countries.  The Persians were the Big Dog on on the block back then, and they attacked the much-smaller Sparta.  Why?  Because they were the Big Dog, that's why.  And that's what Big Dogs do.

When you're a hammer, everything looks like a nail...

Among the laconic phrases attributed to Plutarch, the Greeks' go-to "Man on the Street" reporter back then, sort of the 5th Century, A.D.'s version of Jim Acosta, was the comment made in writing from Xerxes of Persia to Leonidas of Sparta.  It seems Xerxes, Persia's king, demanded that Leo, Sparta's leader, turn over all of his weapons.  All his swords and shields and spears and such.  Otherwise, his wicket was going to get very sticky...  

Anyway, Leonidas' response to Xerxes was classic.  He said, "Molon Labe."  That means, roughly, "Come and take them."  

Pithy, right?

Xerxes, it seems, just could not take a joke.  So he attacked Leo and his Gang at Thermopolae back in 480 bc.  If you saw "The Battle of the 300" you know that the Spartans inflicted heavy casualties on the much larger Persians for three long days.  However, Xerxes had more bodies than Leo had arrows so he finally emerged victorious.  But Leo's cryptic response to Xerxes that day will form the basis for this particular rant.  Okay.  Ready?  Here goes...

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Why do I tell you all of this, fellow Pilgrim?  Besides being another opportunity to show off both my encyclopedic knowledge and my amazing memory, of course?  Because O'Biden and his gang of sycophants are coming for our guns.  And no, I'm not being paranoid.  It was once said, you're not paranoid if they're really after you.  And trust me, they're really after you.  

The most onerous bunch of new anti-gun laws just passed the House and are on their way to the Senate.  And their ultimate goal is to force you to turn in your firearms.  Or render virtually unusable the ones you have.  Or both.  Will you go along with that?  Would you give in to bogus laws that are blatantly unconstitutional?  Even if it meant the gutting of your 2nd Amendment Rights, forever, without due process?  

It will be interesting to watch how the electorate behaves once those they've installed in office, those who live and work and play in "bubbles" like D.C., under armed guard, paid for by you, the Taxpayers, pass laws to make them far less safe.  

I ask again:  Why is it that those who live behind walls and are protected by guns want to remove our walls, yours and mine, and take away our guns?

In closing, I'm wondering if anyone would actually turn in their firearms if O'Biden somehow managed to outlaw them?  Do you think a significant number will go along with a so-called "buy-back" program?  Do any of you think, while the Democrats are emptying the prisons, and eliminating our border enforcement, we'd be stupid enough to hand over our guns?  All together now...  

Molon Labe!