Yow:
Amnesty International brief against right to bear arms
AI displays some shocking lack of reason. A group supposedly meant to help people attain and maintain their human rights, they are opposed to people being wiped out in genocides being granted the means to defend themselves:
“We at Amnesty International are not going to condone escalation of the flow of arms to the region.” Indeed, “You are empowering (the victims) to create an element of retaliation.” “Whenever you create a sword-fight by letting the poor people fight back and give them arms, it creates an added element of complexity. You do not know what the results will be.” In sum, “Fighting fire with fire is not the solution to genocide. It is a dangerous proposition to arm the minorities to fight back.”
And more recently, they are currently arguing that New York finally recognizing the right of its citizens to bear arms would be against international law, Constitution be damned. The whole thing is worth reading… and then passing on to anyone you know who may be a donor to AI. AI’s position is that international law makes it a requirement of the US Government to protect criminals from *victims,” that allowing victims the means to defend themselves violates the criminals rights.
ᛖᚪᛏ ᛗᛖ, Amnesty International.
