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Disarmed: What the Ukraine War Teaches Americans About the Right to Bear Arms
The war in Ukraine is the ultimate real-life lesson of what can happen when a country disarms its citizens.
Anti-gun zealots in the United States insist that the Second Amendment’s right to keep and bear arms is a “relic.” Try telling that to the people of Ukraine.
Ukraine never protected its citizens’ right to keep and bear arms. But as Russia was about to invade, Ukraine did a critical about-face. Ukraine’s government encouraged civilians to carry firearms to defend themselves and their country. It handed out 25,000 fully automatic weapons, while Ukrainians rushed to buy AR-15 rifles that American gun-controllers insist “no one needs.”
Did the arming of Ukraine’s civilians make a difference? You bet. Armed citizens have played a crucial role in holding off the massive Russian army. This powerful book highlights how they did it and what they did wrong.
Constitutional scholar and host of The Four Boxes Diner YouTube Channel, Mark W. Smith reveals why the lessons learned in Ukraine matter to Americans, and why we must tirelessly resist all efforts to disarm us. Unless we heed Ukraine’s cautionary example, we too may pay a steep price.
Anti-gun zealots in the United States insist that the Second Amendment’s right to keep and bear arms is a “relic.” Try telling that to the people of Ukraine.
Ukraine never protected its citizens’ right to keep and bear arms. But as Russia was about to invade, Ukraine did a critical about-face. Ukraine’s government encouraged civilians to carry firearms to defend themselves and their country. It handed out 25,000 fully automatic weapons, while Ukrainians rushed to buy AR-15 rifles that American gun-controllers insist “no one needs.”
Did the arming of Ukraine’s civilians make a difference? You bet. Armed citizens have played a crucial role in holding off the massive Russian army. This powerful book highlights how they did it and what they did wrong.
Constitutional scholar and host of The Four Boxes Diner YouTube Channel, Mark W. Smith reveals why the lessons learned in Ukraine matter to Americans, and why we must tirelessly resist all efforts to disarm us. Unless we heed Ukraine’s cautionary example, we too may pay a steep price.
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180 pages, Kindle Edition
Published April 23, 2023
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April 27, 2025
I mean if you are a pro-gun this book makes a lot of sense, but i dont think that if you are an anti-gun this book will be able to change your mind.
May 29, 2023
A needed book on our right and duty to keep and bear arms
Mark Smith writes a great scholarly reason why the Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution as enacted in the Bill of Rights. His historical foundations research is very illuminating. He shows how governments have used disarming the populace to allow for greater control of people. Keep our rights!
Mark Smith writes a great scholarly reason why the Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution as enacted in the Bill of Rights. His historical foundations research is very illuminating. He shows how governments have used disarming the populace to allow for greater control of people. Keep our rights!
May 21, 2023
A Necessary Lesson
Though it doesn't expose any revelations about the right to bear arms, this book brings in to modern focus why the Second Amendment is crucial to the survival of our republic.
Though it doesn't expose any revelations about the right to bear arms, this book brings in to modern focus why the Second Amendment is crucial to the survival of our republic.
February 2, 2024
Great Book
Mark W Smith does a great job of explaining why we need the second amendment in the constitution. There are lessons in this book that are reminders of how disarmed societies have not faired well throughout history. Well worth reading.
Mark W Smith does a great job of explaining why we need the second amendment in the constitution. There are lessons in this book that are reminders of how disarmed societies have not faired well throughout history. Well worth reading.
October 21, 2025
the author makes a good point
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