In an NBC debate of 2 October 1999, Larry Pratt confronted Representative Lawler of Connecticut
concerning, of course, bureaucratic restrictions on firearms ownership. Larry confronted the Congressman
with the statement that he, the Congressman, was flying in the face of English common law which upholds
that a party accused must be presumed innocent until proven guilty. Lawler responded with a statement that
we are not concerned with a person who is guilty, but rather who is dangerous. In his view, it does not matter
what you have done or have not done, but only that you scare him. This is the bare face of tyranny, and has
been around since the Bronze Age. This is what our enemy believes, and this is what we must fight by all
means available as long as we draw breath.