Armed citizens restore the rule of law
in South Africa after an armed robbery
and murder
Posted By: DVC, 9/24/2023 6:43:28 PM
“A well regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed.” The Second Amendment was put to the test this week, albeit abroad and not at home. This past Thursday, a band of South African citizens, currently suffering under the thumb of a wicked and lawless government and emboldened criminals, restored law and order and security after a gang of thugs robbed an armored truck and murdered the driver. From a Gateway Pundit article yesterday: On Thursday, 9/21, local farmer militiamen in South Africa stopped a gang of 15
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“A well regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed.”
The Second Amendment was put to the test this week, albeit abroad and not at home. This past Thursday, a band of South African citizens, currently suffering under the thumb of a wicked and lawless government and emboldened criminals, restored law and order and security after a gang of thugs robbed an armored truck and murdered the driver.
From a Gateway Pundit article yesterday:
On Thursday, 9/21, local farmer militiamen in South Africa stopped a gang of 15
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I visited a friend at Hoedspruit many years ago. Unfortunately, the all black South African government will probably see this as a problem, since it is 99% certain that the criminals were black and the militia is white. They will have their guns confiscated, I would bet, as sad as I am to say it. That friend's children have left South Africa, moved to Australia.