If you've seen the news lately you know that a revolution almost happened in Iran this week. The issue: Free elections. In this case, the Ayatolla Khumeini declared the incumbent, Mahmoud Ahamdinejad, the winner before enough time had passed to reasonably count the ballots. The people of Iran, outraged at the obvious election fraud, took to the streets to protest. Technically, the protests you've witnessed on TV are illegal as only government sanctioned protests are allowed.

The Ayatolla ordered the people of Iran to stop protesting. The order was ignored. Iranian people announced their willingness to die, if necessary, in order to support free elections. The Ayatolla then commenced physical action, including violence and murder, against the people of Iran. As far as we know, the only act of violence committed against the government during these protests was a suicide bombing. All things considered, it is probably safe to assume that if Iranian civilians had firearms, the citizens would prevail.

The situation in Iran exactly why gun rights must be protected at all costs in the United States.

An anti-gun bigot would respond predictably with something like, "That would never happen here." Denial is a typical tactic when debating the anti-gun left. They deny that a situation exists until its existence is too obvious to deny. Then they claim that it's too late to do anything about it now. You will see this tactic play out again and again in various political debates. Don't fall for it.

We all know that the platform (official or otherwise) for the Democratic Party seems to be to ban gun ownership by civilians. Incredibly, many gun owners voted for Obama even though he had an anti-gun track record in his short political career. President Obama seems to be taking an indirect approach to attack firearm ownership. This includes:

• Computerized medical records - Some doctors already ask their patients if they own a firearm. The administration's super-network of medical records would allow such information to be accessed by the government. Don't be surprised if the firearm question becomes mandatory in the future and if lying is punishable by law.
  
  
• Falsifying data on guns in Mexico - The administration has already been caught grossly exaggerating the number of illegal firearms in Mexico traced to the U.S. In fact, 80% of illegal guns in Mexico do NOT come from the United States. Clearly, stronger border controls could lower this number even more. Irregardless, the Mexican crime rate is no reason why the Second Amendment should be dissolved in the U.S. The administration seems to disagree.
  
  
• Supreme Court justices - President Obama's nomination of Sonia Sotomayor sends a clear signal to gun owners. Sotomayor has already ruled, in a lower court, that the Second Amendment does not apply to states.

The modus operendi of the Obama administration is clear: Ban guns by circumventing the legislative process. It absolutely can happen here and will if we allow it. It is much better to act now, than wait until - as the left likes to say - "It's too late." Keep banging the drum. Call in to radio stations, post on the internet, call your lawmakers. Don't let up.

Jennifer Freeman is Executive Director and co-founder of Liberty Belles, a grass-roots organization dedicated to restoring and preserving the Second Amendment.
http://www.libertybelles.org
jennifer@libertybelles.org