As Ukraine Arms Citizens to Fight for Freedom, Biden Pushing Executive Orders to Make US Gun Owners Felons

As we reported last week, thanks to the lack of legal protections regarding firearm ownership, authorities in Ukraine have managed to keep their citizens largely disarmed while only arming friends of government officials.

Because it is difficult for the average citizen to obtain a gun, the black market for guns in Ukraine has flourished and the gun control measures in the country have essentially ensured that only state actors and their friends, and the folks willing to break the law — were the only ones with guns.

Now, as Russian troops cross their borders, most Ukrainians are forced to leave their homes and run as many of them are unarmed and defenseless. Seeing this problem — albeit too late — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky sought to fix it by arming the citizens… after the fact.

“We will give weapons to anyone who wants to defend the country. Be ready to support Ukraine in the squares of our cities,” he tweeted as the conflict escalated.