In Iran, Minneapolis, or NYC, collectivists like gun-free zones

 Have you been watching TV lately? If you have, you’ve seen an ever-spiraling series of events that threaten to overwhelm the most steadfast among us. You hear it everywhere: domestic and foreign events are as kinetic and dynamic as they’ve been since the end of WWII. From internal unrest to war in Europe and one of America’s major adversaries in open revolt against the Mullahs, what should we take away?

It turns out events in NYC, Minneapolis, and Iran have something in common—gun control:

• Iran: Contrary to what many thought, the government still has cards to play. Its strength is that, while Iranians can own guns, they can do so only under very strict, state-controlled conditions, leading to few people actually owning a firearm and virtually no ordinary citizens.
• New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, who touts “the frigidity of rugged individualism with the warmth of collectivism,” opposes the Second Amendment, as do those in his government. They have warned that they have designs on citizens’ private property and wealth, and citizens have no Second Amendment bulwark against this.
• In Minnesota, Governor Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey, showing incredible chutzpah, are simultaneously (allegedly) responsible for one of the largest frauds in American history, even as they scream loudly how caring they are for their “Neighbors,” which is code for illegal aliens whom Walz and Frey consider above the law. It’s not a coincidence that Minneapolis is an anti-gun city and Walz dreams of an anti-gun state.

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Iran’s mullahs, Mamdani, Frey, and Walz are collectivists: Iran’s state ideology centers on collective governance (state-centered ideology, institutionalized collective authority, and policy priorities that subordinate individual market choice to regime and social goals); Mamdani champions public-oriented, shared-resource policies; Frey emphasizes expanded public services and municipal coordination; Walz has pursued large-scale state programs and redistributive policies that closely resemble a criminal conspiracy masquerading as collectivism on multiple fronts.

Collectivist projects are always coercive because large-scale redistribution and centralized coordination conflict with private interests and individual autonomy. Sooner or later, the government must use force to implement and sustain collectivist policies.

While Tehran’s force is religious and military, New York City and Minneapolis use regulations, law enforcement, and judicial enforcement to exercise control over people. Most importantly, people’s ability to fight the government is limited by the government’s near monopoly on firearms ownership, which effectively empowers it and ultimately encourages it to violate our God-given and constitutional rights.

It’s no coincidence that every “sanctuary” region in America is also an anti-gun enclave with commensurate higher crime statistics. The top 20 largest cities share high crime rates and are Democrat controlled.

The Second Amendment is our most important right, as it guarantees all our other rights. Through it, we can resist unconstitutional government intrusion. A government that overreaches its constitutional mandate should rightfully be afraid of a lawfully armed populace.

When the day comes that Americans can no longer resist their government and self-styled demi-gods like Mamdani, the Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, and yes, people like Jacob Frey and Tim Walz, we will have lost our ability to protect ourselves. We will no longer be free men, but serfs in service to the collective.

What’s happening on Iran’s streets is a cautionary tale about tyrants disarming their people. Firearms ownership has long been understood as more than a matter of personal defense. It serves as a structural check on how far a government can intrude into its citizens' private lives.

Political theorists from multiple traditions—liberal, republican, and even some progressive schools—treat an armed populace as a signal that authority must govern through consent rather than coercion. When ordinary people possess the means to resist, the state is pushed toward persuasion, transparency, and lawful procedures rather than intimidation or unilateral force.

We either live by the law or we die by it. Iran today, New York City tomorrow, as they come to take your wealth or your home, and in Minnesota, where a governor can decide which laws he supports and which he demigogues, all while at least condoning the theft of billions of your tax dollars.

Is that what we want?

God Bless America!

Author, Businessman, Thinker, and Strategist. Read more about Allan Feifer, his background, and his ideas to create a better tomorrow at www.1plus1equals2.com.

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