Disarmed

About This Book

When Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, the world witnessed something extraordinary: a nation scrambling to arm its citizens after decades of restrictive gun policies had left them vulnerable. I wrote Disarmed because the Ukraine conflict is the most powerful real-world demonstration of why the Second Amendment matters — not as a historical relic, but as a living, breathing safeguard against tyranny and invasion.

Key Arguments

The book examines how Ukraine’s gun control policies left ordinary citizens unable to defend themselves when the invasion began, forcing the government to hastily distribute arms to civilians who had little training or experience. I contrast this with America’s founding-era understanding that an armed populace is the ultimate check on both foreign aggression and domestic tyranny.

I also analyze how the Ukraine situation exposes the fundamental flaw in the gun control movement’s logic: the assumption that the government will always be there to protect you. When that assumption fails — as it did catastrophically in Ukraine — the right to bear arms becomes not just a constitutional principle but a survival necessity.

Why It Matters

Disarmed connects the dots between international events and domestic constitutional law in a way that makes the Second Amendment argument accessible and urgent. Whether you’re a legal scholar or a concerned citizen, this book demonstrates that the right to keep and bear arms is grounded in practical reality, not just constitutional text.