Given the current state of the discourse in this country and the rampant threats of armed revolution, I believe as a progressive and liberal that it's time for us to start investing in and learning the art of the nunchaku. When confronted by the militia of armed conservatives attacking our government we will have to be trained in knocking guns out of their hands and possibly breaking their arms.
Frankly, given the radical nature of the right wing it is imperative that we purchase arms with which to defend ourselves. Luckily, as the right fetishizes guns above all other forms of arms with which they could overtake our government (E.G. nukes, shoulder mounted rocket launchers, unused prototype F-22s, Chevy Suburbans, etc.) they will be easy to combat. The nunchaku is the best method of knocking a gun out of someone's hand (at least if kung fu movies are to be believed). Unfortunately, the nunchaku is illegal in a few states thanks to people like Justice Sotomayor (talk about friendly fire there, huh?) and the NRA is doing nothing to combat laws against nunchaku or even switchblades (which would be very handy in a sneak attack against a gun toting elderly conservative revolutionary.)
As a pacifist, I condemn killing so it is imperative that we progressive counter-revolutionaries train in disarming and incapacitating our opponents. If logic cannot prevail, perhaps the nunchaku can.