I hope you folks get the same reaction to this as I did:
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Date:          Mon, 24 Jun 1996 11:45:40 -0400
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From:          Chris Ferris 
To:            Multiple recipients of list 
Subject:       About "The Moral Imperative"
The next time you hear some black-robed legal poobah such as Justice
Ruth Bader (cousin of "Woo Woo"?) Ginsberg or one of her urbanite
cousins from the Rodeo Drive Circuit Court of Banana (Ap)peels
pontificating that the 2nd Amendment does not apply to individuals,
just remember these three words: "the moral imperative." In my humble
opinion, the moral imperative super- sedes all federal, state and
local statutes contrived to prevent me from doing what is right if
true evil ever threatens those whom I love dearly.
I felt the moral imperative keenly when I married my beautiful wife
many years ago, as I watched our two young daughters grow from girls
into young women, as I reflected on my obligation to safeguard my
loved ones, neighbors, friends and innocent persons from harm at the
hands of violent criminals in the absence of police presence. The thin
blue line of local law enforcement cannot be everywhere at once. That
being the case, each of us must make a conscious decision about
whether or not the moral imperative mandates that we take a conscious,
pro-active role in protecting ourselves, our loved ones, our
neighbors, our friends and other innocents from the unpredictable
violence practiced with such ruthlessness and arrogance by swaggering,
sociopathic criminal predators, the smirking Philistines who count on
"disarmed victims" and who have no fear of a broken, dysfunctional
criminal justice system.
Am I advocating breaking the law? In a word, no. But I am asking you
to join me in "sending a message" to all violent criminals out there
that their next victim could very well be a firm believer in the moral
imperative, a resolute, stalwart soul who, when looking into the very
face of the devil, will decide that taking swift and decisive action
to shut down the threat permanently, by whatever means necessary, will
be the truly moral course of action which will be easily explicable in
a court of law. Oh sure, some P.C. district attorneys and Slick-50
style civil litigators will scream and shriek in outrage as they
protest that the "poor dead criminal" who finally ran into the "wrong
victim" was himself a "victim of society" or "sang in a church choir
as a boy" ... yeah, right. Spare us, please. We have heard such drivel
repeated ad nauseam before in courtrooms all across this land. Enough.
No more. Let's return to common sense and the moral imperative.
Mind you, I am not talking of Charles Bronson or Bernie Goetz
"snapping" on a bad hair day. I am talking about millions of
responsible, law abiding Americans making rational, conscious
decisions that, henceforth, they will be driven solely by the moral
imperative to defend themselves, loved ones and innocents around them
when evil looms. Let black-robed double-speak take a back seat to
moral correctness, as opposed to political correctness. In plain
English, I will obey the law, but if ever placed "in extremis" by
violent criminals, I will do whatever it takes to defend my wife, my
children, myself, my neighbors, my friends or any innocent bystanders,
and I will be confident, when the dust settles, in explaining with
candor the necessity of my actions to a jury of my peers. (Sarah
Brady, your doctor may be saying "Mylanta", girl. Keep the Tums and
Rolaids handy, too.)
I have shamed control freak advocates of draconian gun control into
admitting that their failure to understand the awesome power of the
moral imperative will doom their flawed cause over the long term. For
the moral imperative outlined in this brief essay is, in fact, one of
the greatest weapons in the arsenal of those of us who treasure our
loved ones and friends and who revere freedom. Let the criminals out
there in society begin to wonder, "Is this next victim I am sizing up
a believer in `the moral imperative'? If so, might this be the last
violent crime I will ever commit?" A little bit of fear can be good
for the soul, especially if such fear spreads among criminals who come
to realize that law abiding Americans are beginning to believe in this
`moral imperative' which may, if violence threatens them or their
loved ones, supersede federal, state and local statutes which serve
only to disarm them and send them to early graves with not a peep
heard from the likes of Bill Clinton, Sarah Brady and Charles Schumer.
The moral imperative. Think about it. Talk about it. It is a winner,
all the way. Watch the freedom-haters cringe, wince and mumble
nonsense when you calmly discuss how the moral imperative will guide
you if violent crime ever crosses the boundary into your families'
lives. Ask the freedom-haters if Massachusetts', New York's or New
Jersey's "disarming" statutes are going to keep their families alive
if packs of two-legged hyenas, daggers shining in the sun, ever begin
to move in on their broken down motor vehicles. Even William Shatner
will concede that "Rescue 911" shows only nice "happy endings."
Believe in the moral imperative, do the right thing, make America
safer for one and all. Bill Clinton will surely not approve. I can
think of no better reason for you to join the growing, moral
imperative crew today. A change in mindset is the only requirement
asked of new members. Annual dues are ... well, just work hard to
protect freedom, each and every day, and you will be granted life
membership status.   
Christopher C. Ferris
Litchfield NH
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