What
Others Have Said About Innocents Betrayed
Reviews
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The feeling that people experienced was a feeling
of outrage. How can this happen, how can this be allowed
to happen? There is also a feeling of outrage against
the people who work to ban gun ownership for in the
end they are true partners in evil. In fact, as they
attempt to use the courts against gun owners, someone
suggestyed that we should turn the tables and sue
them, with the legitimate claim that they aide and
abet mass murder.
Best,
Robert J. Avrech
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This is a very disturbing movie. Not because
of the images -- by now most educated persons probably
know that 20th Century governments butchered 200 million
or more people -- but because of the blunt and matter-of-fact
way it illustrates some of the precursors to genocide.
Intellectually I understood the historical connection
between authoritarian states, civilian disarmament,
and genocide but now I understand it viscerally as
well. From the first time I saw that roving gun sight
until the final credits this documentary alternately
horrified and enraged me. However, not everyone will
finish this film feeling thoughtful. It does challenge
some fundamental assumptions people make about genocide
but I think that is a good thing. Pretty darned good
for a movie with only a $90,000 budget.
(from the IMDB.com
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Innocents Betrayed shows what happens when ordinary
people allow themselves to become powerless and give
all of their trust to central authorities. Here's
a fact that very few people know: the central authorities
(usually known as the governments) killed more men,
women and children in the 20th Century than did all
of the wars combined. That's correct: 170,000,000
people were murdered by their own governments; in
most cases, the victims had no power to defend themselves.
Most people have heard of the Nazi Holocaust
-- but few know much about the massive genocides of
Soviet Russia, China, Cambodia, Uganda and Guatemala.
Only because of the recent film, Hotel Rwanda, do
more people know about the calculated mass murder
there -- Innocents Betrayed came out 2 years before
Hotel Rwanda! The second half of the film shifts focus
from the world's genocides to the American experience
with citizen powerlessness. Viewers may be quite surprised
... I won't give it away.
Innocents Betrayed includes a lot of still photo
and video materials, and enough facts and figures
to prove its point. This is not a stodgy "educational
video" by any means -- the stories move steadily
with appropriate voice-over and music, so that viewers
can follow them. As the end approaches, however, the
pacing picks up quite dramatically.
I've seen the film several times: I am always
stunned and amazed at the end. And very motivated
to prevent such atrocities from happening again. See
it -- lend it to others -- talk about it. Be part
of the generation that says "never again"
and means it.
(from the IMDB.com
website)
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Unless you are into politics and history, you
won't really 'want' to see this movie like it is any
other film.. treat it like what it is - a documentary.
It is a very important documentary, because people
must learn about what happened in the past, so they
can prevent recurrences of past tragedies in the future.
It is important that people see this movie so that
they are more educated, and aware of the significance
of the gun debate. Gun rights and the 2nd amendment
isn't about hunting or sportsmen, although those are
both perfectly legitimate activities. The real purpose
behind the 2nd amendment gets discussed in this movie,
and the film will reveal to any intelligent person
who enjoys history and understands why it is important
why gun control must be rejected.
(from the IMDB.com
website)
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I
just finished watching the movie and wanted to let
you know that your film was absolutely fantastic.
You have produced a quite professional product that
screams out for wide publicity and viewership.
I
realize that you have attempted to market the film
as widely as possible but this thing needs to be pushed
by the NRA and all of our second amendment organizations-
to the hilt. Again, a great product and a service
to all Americans.
Sincerely,
Jeffrey Edelman
St. Louis MO
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As
a retired Los Angeles police officer, I know from
first hand experience that even with the best of intentions,
officers cannot protect citizens from becoming victims.
Just as I had the right to bear arms to protect myself,
my fellow officers and the community, I recognized
that the Bill of Rights also protects each citizens
G-d given right to do the same.
I
also witnessed first hand a disturbing trend among
local law enforcement as it began to incrementally
move away from its traditional role of protecting
citizens from criminals towards a new and ominous
role as a militarized force designed to protect government
from the citizens. Our Founding Fathers were totally
opposed to the idea of a national police force and
viewed local law enforcement as a major defender of
the rights of the sovereign states and individuals
against a potential centralized police state.
After
I was injured on duty and retired from the department
I became very involved in the liberty fight even while
training for and serving as a Christian minister.
I eventually served as a prison chaplain in nine state
and local penal institutions. In addition I served
as a police chaplain where I continued to serve weekly
with uniform patrol officers. I often asked the inmates
and arrestees I associated with what was their greatest
fear while on the streets. Almost universally they
answered “an armed potential victim.”
I
eventually left my position as a minister and joined
the staff of a national grassroots Americanist educational
organization and a national conservative magazine.
It was in that position that I became aware of JPFO
and realized that it was the most uncompromising defender
of the 2nd Amendment that I was aware of.
When
I read Dial 911 and Die, I immediately knew
from experience that the book was absolutely true.
In
1997 I helped found The Welch Foundation and its affiliated
organizations, The Welch Report, a live talk radio
program, and The Committees of Correspondence, a grassroots
activist organization. Our mission is to Restore Our
Republic. Aaron Zelman and Richard Stevens have both
appeared on our radio program several times and have
always been devastatingly successful in debating victim
disarmament callers.
In
2002 Richard Stevens addressed our annual seminar
with a powerful presentation, Death by Gun Control.
When he informed us that JPFO was working on a major
project to produce “Innocents Betrayed,” we were proud
to be among the many fine organizations and individuals
who joined the producers club. We did this because
of our faith in this great organization of which I
am a proud member.
When
we received the finished product we realized that
we had what might be the finest tool ever produced
to help awaken our benighted fellow citizens to the
very real and present danger of gun control and gun
confiscation. This broadcast quality thoroughly documented
movie generates a visceral reaction in those who view
it. It is a shocking dose of reality. It reminds me
of the time as an officer I had to slap a panic stricken
person in the face in order to make him face a dangerous
situation with immediate action. This movie is a potential
life saving slap in the face to our many benighted
fellow citizens who do not have the sense to fear
the government that fears an armed citizenry.
This
movie goes to the very heart and soul of the viewer.
It by passes the need to argue over interpretations
of the Constitution, court decisions, and the babbling
rhetoric of those who would disarm us. It is a powerful
tool in the arsenal of those fighting to regain and
preserve liberty. It must be shared with as many of
our fellow Americans as possible, and as quickly as
possible. Our grassroots Committees of Correspondence
consider it the best weapon on the subject of gun
control.
Kevin
Shannon Bearly
L.A.P.D. Retired
Associate Director, The Welch Foundation
Host, The Welch Report radio program
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I
am a Pistol and Personal Protection trainer and
INNOCENTS BETRAYED is required watching in my classes.
I also have copies I loan out that are being circulated
by everyone that watches it,I haved not seen these
copies for over a month as they keep getting passed
around. The responce I get from everyone is the same.
They cannot believed it happened, but they will not
let it happen here if they can do anything about it.
Everthing is positive and some wish they could have
seen it years ago. It is an excellent example of what
could happen here if the UN gets it way. Thanks for
producing an excellent film.
CSS PISTOL & PERSONAL PROTECTION TRAINING
LARRY OLSON
CHETEK,WISC. 54728
715-205-4147
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....
I have sent my copy of Innocents Betrayed
to the Commissioner of
Police in Papua New Guinea where they are
under pressure from Australia
to introduce total gun bans on civilians. Given that
civlians don't
have access to heavy machine guns, grenades, 6"
mortars etc - one must
question of such bold new initiatives can be in any
way effective, or
just an excuse to remove any possible civilian revolt
against out of
control government.
YOU
DO WELL
Thanks
Peter Cunningham
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I
am a JEW, and proud of it. My parents were both from
Europe, and migrated to what would become the state
of Israel, just before world war two came to an end.
My father fought beside Menacham Begin in the Irgun
to help liberate Palistine and to make it into the
state of Israel.
My mother wrote in her memoris that she was a Zionist,
and was proud of that fact. I was brought up knowing
what people went through from being opperssed, and
without having anything that they could defend themselves
with.
I am now 60 years old, but never have forgotten what
my upbringing was, and will always respect myself
as being a JEW. I am a certified firearms instructor.
I have given quite a bit of courses involving all
of my disciplines, and have made it a point to show
your video, Innocents Betrayed.
This is a very powerful and informative source
of information of what can, and does happen when honest
law abiding people are disarmed. History
does repeat itself, it has always happened, and will
most likely continue to happen.
I am by nature a peaceful man who just wants to live
that way. Unfortunately, there are those that don't
feel this way, and I pray that we as both Americans,
and JEWS will not reap the effects of such.
Sincerely,
Marty G.
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As
a former 15-year police officer, firearms instructor
and gun-rights advocate, I must say after viewing
one of the copies of Innocents Betrayed, that this
is the best gun rights film I've seen yet.
If there was only a way to show this film nationwide
on some major networks... Everyone, especially the
gun grabbers and politicians, needs to see this film.
Thanks,
Don
Breland
Walker, La.
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Innocents
Betrayed ... nails [the] horror of gun control throughout
history & NOW. Buy one & share it with everyone!!
FIGHT with me won't ya! This is KILLER truth
ammo!! [T]o be unarmed is to be helpless
in the face of evil. JPFO's Innocents Betrayed is
the ultimate documentation and representation of this
harsh reality and should be studied by all people
who cherish freedom and our duty to self defense.
Ted
Nugent
Rock star and outdoorsman
www.tednugent.com
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"The
fact that genocides have only been successfully perpetrated
against unarmed civilians cannot be overstated.
'Innocents Betrayed' will knock the wind out of any
claimthat the world will be safer when all civilians
are disarmed.
"This
stunning, one-hour video (or DVD) has the power to
reshape one's view of government monopoly of force
and the responsibility citizens must exercise in order
to preserve themselves."
Dr.
Paul Gallant and Dr. Joanne Eisen
Guns & Ammo, May 2004
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One
of the strengths of Innocents Betrayed is that it
reminds you that genocide wasn't a rare event
in the last century. It didn't just happen
once or twice. It happened again and again. I guess
you could say that humans are slow learners. ... My
wife calls [Innocents Betrayed] the Prozac video;
after you watch it you'll want to visit the pharmacy
for antidepressants and a gun store to make sure,
"Never Again."
Clayton
E. Cramer
Neal Knox Report (column in Shotgun News)
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[Innocents
Betrayed] depicts the perilous folly of willful defenselessness
and, better than any other American gun lobby has
done to date, explains why those who dismiss our Second
Amendment as a governmental permission slip for sportsmen
are idiots. ... Innocents Betrayed is the
best information you can share with non-readers
who believe in gun control.
Shotgun
News
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Every
chance I get when speaking to individuals about firearms,
I always mention your organization, and give the website.
... And thank you for the great film, Innocents Betrayed.
I had a gathering at my home, and showed it to both
defenders and non-defenders. Both were just blown
away with the content, history, and the theme of the
film.
Jean
Carbonneau
JPFO supporter
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A
powerful film that shows, again and again, the
inevitable result of gun control. Not a pleasant
film to watch, but very well done. This movie has
the capability of getting through to most of the anti-RKBA
individuals in this country. It also provides a good
springboard to talk about other government abuses
of power beyond firearms issues.
S.M.
Nominating Innocents Betrayed as 2003 Documentary
of the Year on Miss Liberty's TV & Film Update
www.missliberty.com/Awards2003.html
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This
documentary is one that all freedom-loving people
in this country must see. Everyone involved in the
production of the film is to be commended. I am so
proud to have had a small part in its making.
I
try to show the film to all who come to my house.
Innocents Betrayed depicts the horrors of what happens
because of gun control, but what scares me just as
much as all that terrible inhumanity to man are the
responses that I observed and heard from the young
people. Responses such as: "Oh my God,
did that really happen?," or, "Wow!
is that really true?," or "We were never
told anything like that," or "We don't hear
this in school, it's not in our history books."
I,
for one, hope that we can change this lack of education
and ignorance and bring about an awareness of the
all-too-often overlooked and ignored evils of people
being disarmed. This film will be a good start.
Thanks
to Mr. Zelman, keep up the good work, and keep your
powder dry,
Joe
Fescina
Fayetteville, NC
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Innocents
Betrayed is extremely powerful and tells a story often
overlooked and ignored. It makes people aware
of the risk in abdicating personal responsibility
for their own defense to any government. I
also know it has awoken many people to the need to
protect and defend their 2nd amendment rights. Innocents
Betrayed teaches history and provides the intellectual
ammunition required to help fight the battle to retain
our constitutional right to keep and bear arms. It
will save lives.
Ron
Weiss
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Innocents
Betrayed has an important message for America.
It shows why gun control must always be rejected,
and it shows it very convincingly.
Rep.
Ron Paul
U.S. Congressman (Texas, 14th District)
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Most
people in the freedom-loving community will agree
with my fervent hope that the battle for liberty will
be won using the ballot box, not the cartridge box.
To forestall use of the cartridge box approach, the
essence of the war becomes a political war. As Lyndon
Johnson said, all politics is local—this is
a war for the hearts and minds of those who cast ballots.
In
politics, it is said, the audience is properly divided
into the Saints, the Sinners, and the Savables. The
Saints are those who already agree with you, and it's
a mistake to squander scarce and finite resources
campaigning to them. The Sinners are those so entrenched
and vested that their minds cannot be changed by any
reasonable means. The Savables are those who will
listen to a good argument, be swayed by a good argument,
and who decide elections. These are the people upon
whom the forces of persuasion should be focused.
So,
the great task for those of us involved in the political
war for the right to keep and bear arms, the Saints,
is to bring the Savables into our camp.
There
is no better single tool available today for this
purpose than Innocents Betrayed. For those of us determined
to forestall use of the cartridge box by using the
ballot box in support of freedom, Innocents Betrayed
is the Howitzer available to us in this political
war.
Get
a copy. Get multiple copies. Show it to the Savables,
the Kiwanis Club, the PTA, high school classes, and
any other audience that contains Savables. Use it
to energize other Saints to spread the message and
renew their commitment to effective political action.
JPFO
has provided the tool. Now it is up to others to use
that tool.
Gary
Marbut, president
Montana Shooting Sports Association
http://www.mtssa.org
Author, Gun Laws of Montana
http://www.mtpublish.com
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The
most important documentaries that I have seen in the
past year are Bowling for Columbine and Innocents
Betrayed. They are in opposition yet similar in many
ways. Both caused me to revisit their points as I
watch the evening news. Both had professional production
value. Both had fine graphics (Columbine even had
cartoons.
Even
so, Bowling for Columbine left me wanting. Mike Moore
asked more questions than he offered answers. I was
also disappointed in some of Moore's tactics. Mr.
Heston (as former head of the NRA) should be able
to verbally parry with anyone about the lack or excess
of gun control, but I couldn't help but get the feeling
that Heston was a little blind-sided by Moore. Also,
I didn't appreciate Moore's cheap shot of leaving
the picture of the deceased child outside Heston's
property.
Don't
get me wrong. I like Michael Moore. I enjoyed his
television show and his books. And as an American
jealously guarding my liberties, I demand my freedom
to hear his point of view. However, when I hear "documentary"
I expect some un-theatrical presentation of events.
You know, like monks routinely collecting bat guano
from caves south of the equator or about harvesting
noodles from Pasta trees in Italy. But today, a rambling
stream of images, man on the street opinions and disjointed
audio can qualify as a documentary.
Last
week, I watched Innocents Betrayed and immediately
saw the difference between the two documentaries.
Innocents Betrayed matched the traditional spirit
of a documentary. It relentlessly posed the question,
"What happens when the citizens are disarmed?"
Unlike Moore's film, Innocents Betrayed steps up to
the plate and answers loudly and clearly in example
after historic example. "When citizens are disarmed,
oppression follows."
Zelman
makes it very, very easy to put his documentary to
the veracity test. All you need to do is ask yourself,
"Has there ever been a population that was disarmed
and was better off for it?" If you can answer
"yes," then you have discovered a flaw to
Innocents Betrayed. If you answer "no" then
you have proven Aaron Zelman's point. It is just that
simple.
Don't
take my word for it. Watch both films and decide for
yourself.
Dale
Newman
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I
just wanted to tell you how proud I am to have been
a part of producing Innocents Betrayed. The
documentary is fantastic! Everyone involved in its
production is to be commended for its excellence.
"Great Job!" I just hope we can get everyone
in the entire country to view it. It's a must see
film!
James
Sumrow
New Mexico, USA
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I
just wanted to send you a note in regards to the film
Innocents Betrayed. Tim Schmidt, the publisher of
Concealed Carry Magazine, gave me the DVD to watch
last evening. First of all, I think your presentation
is wonderful! Second, people truly don't understand
the history of these cultures in relation to the governments'
manipulative force. I found the information impressive;
in that, it steps completely beyond the generalized
textbooks to differentiate between reality and schooling
today that teaches the children that our government
is the only force that keeps us standing. I sincerely
hope that this film would be shown in schools; students
may be able to expand their views beyond the classroom
textbooks, to realize that the government has killed
us all and everyone needs to stand up to do something
about protecting ourselves.
Excellent
job! I will tell all to watch...
Sincerely,
Maria D'Amato
Managing Editor
Concealed Carry Magazine
www.concealedcarrymag.com
Delta Media, LLC
maria@concealedcarrymag.com
tel-1.262.677.8877
fax-1.262.677.1224
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Recently
I had the opportunity to sit down and watch your video.
I must say that it definitely left an impression on
me.
Never
once did I get bored watching it. I learned of many
things that I had not known before. I believe your
choice of pictures used was very well choosen. The
images stay with one and when I hear of certain situations
I can pictures these incidences in my mind. What a
shame that more of the public doesn't have the opportunity
to see it. I commend you on a job well done. The message
is clear. Now we just need more messengers. You did
an excellent job, as I know that money was tight for
this project. Keep up the good work.
Cathy
Illinois
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Hi
... proud member here,just wanted to say I purchased
the Innocents Betrayed, whew, what a history lesson!
I knew of the genocides, but not the "full"
reason why, very sad for us to have let these horrible
things happen, some we knew not until too late, should
never happen again, anywhere! Wished I could have
given more to this film's making, but will surely
be giving more if and when I can. I like everything
your organization does and stands for, continue doing
the good that you do.
M.
Makinson
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Per
our phone conversation this morning, I am writing
to you to express the impact the film Innocents Betrayed
had on a friend of my wife. Her friend is a Japanese
National who firmly believed that the right to own
firearms was not a right that people should have.
I did not push her too much but I explained the right
of self defense, the Founding Fathers and their position
and played the film Innocents Betrayed. Her position
immediately changed when she realized how vulnerable
a society becomes when it is disarmed. Now she is
reading The Seven Myths of Gun Control and although
she is not yet prepared to own a firearm she is prepared
to discuss the importance not having this right taken
away.
regards,
David Molina
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Congratulations
on Innocents Betrayed, an excellent, horrifying documentary
portraying ordinary people's faith in faceless government
to protect and guide them. Yet showing how often this
faith is misguided and government/or dictated power
seek only to control or manipulate them by disarming
them. It seems as if the lessons of a century of holocausts
mean nothing. As is stated in the interviews at the
end of the documentary, gun control prior to a holocaust
is never taught in school. It seems to be taught nowadays
as a panacea to all societys' ills.
Innocents
Betrayed is a very useful "tool" in "debunking"
gun control and its close associate public safety
as truly the dangerous myths they are. This video/DVD
can only serve to silence the dangerous notion that
only the police and army should have access to firearms
as the police and army were, as an instrument of government/whoever
was in power instrumental in carrying out these holocausts.
At last something that appeals to the general laziness
of individuals nowadays to inform themselves of the
facts of a subject such as "gun control".
They don't need to read a book or visit the library
to research facts. They can obtain a copy of Innocents
Betrayed just put it into the video/DVD sit back and
watch. To deny anything on this video would be to
deny history and the truth. Individuals, who-so-ever
they may be and wherever they live have a right to
own firearms for their defense.
The
American Second Amendment is a precious right; guard
it well.
Very
well done JPFO.
Charles
Ross
Severly disabled from Scotland
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You
all did a fantastic job on Innocents Betrayed. Very
professional and compelling. Bringing to life the
human cost of "gun control" in a way no
mere book can, IB is a major piece of intellectual
armament in the war against tyranny. I'm very proud
to have been a contributor to such a worthy and important
documentary.
Boston
T. Party
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The
film certainly points out the fact that armed people
are citizens, and unarmed people are subjects. The
unfortunate fact that in America politicians are trying
to infringe on our rights spelled out by our forefathers
in the constitution shows their intention for total
control.
I
recommend that everyone in the firearms industry watch
the film. Our living is at stake, but more importantly,
our freedom is on the line.
Len
Savage
Historic Arms L.L.C.
1486 cherry Rd.
Franklin, GA 30217
(706) 675-0287
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The
following poem was written by Brandi Whitney, age
14, after her father, JPFO member Devon Whitney, showed
"Innocents Betrayed" to his family and friends.
The poem is (c) 2003 by Brandi Whitney and may be
reproduced only if it includes this entire paragraph
before the poem.
Anti-self-defenseless
People
ask me what my view is
And what I think is senseless
So I found a way to put it straight-
I'm anti-self-defenseless!
I'm against each wrong infringement
Upon my human right
I despise each new restriction
Upon our only chance to fight
They take away protection
Calling it a "danger"
Leaving us just vulnerable
To some armed and random stranger
Self-defense is a birth-right
Life can never be denied
But still they treat us like we're children
Not old enough to decide
So if you ask me what my view is
Or what I think is senseless
I'll stand up proud and tell you
I'm anti-self-defense-less!!!
By
Brandi Whitney
(12-20-2003)
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I
have watched J.P.F.O.`s production, Innocents Betrayed
6 times now, what with showing many others. The information
it contains is historically accurate. The means of
citizen disarmament in this important film is identical
to what is happening in Canada right now. Self-defence
and firearms ownership is currently CRIMINALIZED,
while politicians and police remain above the law.
Get a copy of Innocents Betrayed, watch it MORE THAN
ONCE, show everyone, and GET INVOLVED in fighting
gun control.
Phil
Hewkin
Prince George, B.C., Canada
Board member, Law-Abiding Unregistered Firearms Association
http://www.lufa.ca/
1-780-406-8442 or toll free 1-877-944-5832
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My
copy of Innocents Betrayed arrived and I have watched
it. I had an epiphany that has surprised me.
I've
always thought of gun ownership in terms of the 2nd
Amendment, or in terms of the US Constitution. My
focus was too narrow.
Self
defense is the most basic human right.
Anyone
who would diminish this right is against people living
free and full lives, no matter what other blandishments
they offer. It's just that simple.
Next
step: Get my wife on the same page as I am about this.
She's nearly there.
Jeff
Cauhape
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I
have been very active in the Pro Second Amendment
movement for several years. My husband has not been
really supportive of my activities, only tolerant,
at best.
When
I got a copy of Innocents Betrayed, and showed it
to him, he was very quiet at the end of the video.
A bit later, he came to me, and said, "Honey,
now I know what you are fighting for—I never
thought about it in this light before. That video
really impacted me."
I
was surprised, because he is usually a person who
is reluctant to change his mind about anything—and
this video did change his way of thinking. If it can
happen to my husband, it can happen to many more.
I
certainly hope this film is viewed far and wide by
Americans of every stripe! It is so well done, and
pulls no punches—it simply lays the facts out
for all to see.
Thank
you, Mr Zelman and JPFO.
Mari
Thompson
Co-founder
Second Amendment Sisters
http://www.sas-aim.org/
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I
had an epiphany, if gun control is so good then why
doesn't the government disarm? Well, the answer to
that question can be seen by watching the movie Innocents
Betrayed. Millions and millions of people murdered
at the hands of their own government. We can not allow
that to happen here. If the government feels that
it must protect itself by being armed, then so must
the people.
Thanks
for opening my eyes.
A.
Allbritain
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I
have always understood the importance for every citizens
to keep arms. Seeing the horrific effects of citizen
disarmament in Innocents Betrayed has strengthened
my resolve all the more. I used the film to educate
my pro gun-control mother and she is now firmly on
the side of the second amendment admitting she never
understood before. I urge everyone to share Innocents
Betrayed with their friends and family, this film
truly changes hearts and minds.
Michael
Webber
Ventura California
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An
overwhelming sense of dis-ease overcame me as I began
watching Innocents Betrayed. Questions of how can
a people commit such atrocities and how can vast masses
of people allow themselves to be persecuted in such
a manner surfaced with no obvious answer. The more
profound source of my "state" was that those
persecuted are no different than you or I.
We,
in the United States, are largely a nation of citizens
who fled the persecution of our homelands. We desire
to live under the laws of personal responsibility,
accountability and self-reliance as outlined in our
Bill of Rights. It is these laws that give us the
life, liberty and pursuit of happiness that so many
have sacrificed to ensure.
We
must remain diligent in the defense of our Constitution
and not allow our Liberties to be restricted for "the
good of the people". Only where we are "dozing"
can the way be paved for tyranny to flourish. "Never
Again" has as much meaning today as it did 60
years ago and the apathy of the masses must be balanced
with the determination of the common man.
Cory
Steiner
Cherry Hill, NJ
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I
saw Innocents Betrayed last night. I thought it was
terrific. You did a great job directing it. Congratulations!
Now, if we could only find a way to get everybody
to see it, so people could learn to stand up for themselves
instead of being subjects to the state. All my best
to you. Be proud of this accomplishment. Your friend
in freedom forever,
Aaron
Russo
Producer of Trading Places, The Rose, and Mad as Hell
Independent candidate for president, 2004
http://www.russoforpresident.com
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My
mother was quite a Clinton fan. After my father and
mother watched Innocents Betrayed, she asked me if
I would teach her to handle and shoot a pistol. Safely
of course.
Mark
Zahler
Salt Lake City, UT
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Innocents
Betrayed, through graphic and poignant visual images
and a well-crafted script, sets out the stark truths
about the true evil of "gun-control." The
film deals in depth and detail with the historical
aspects of government gun-control as it has been repeatedly
used in Germany, Russia, China, Cambodia, Rwanda and
many other countries to render people defenseless
as a prelude to government mass-murder. It tracks
in the millions all of the people who have been slaughtered
by their governments after having self-defense and
guns being outlawed.
Tina
Terry
Excerpt from the full review published at Strike The
Root and at The Sierra Times
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All
the gun-control geeks who mindlessly applauded Michael
Moore's dishonest Bowling for Columbine should be
duct-taped to metal folding chairs and forced to watch
Innocents Betrayed, a powerful new DVD documentary
produced by Jews for the Preservation of Firearms
Ownership (www.jpfo.org). Will this film change their
minds? Well, if it doesn't make them squirm at some
point, you can bet they're too far entrenched in their
dogma for any sort of conversion.
In
58 minutes, Innocents Betrayed shows how, in the last
century, civilian disarmament led to the slaughter
of more than 100 million people at the hands of their
own governments. Russia, Germany, Cambodia, Uganda...
the numbers are staggering and the photos, the faces
are heartbreaking. "It can't happen here,"
you say? Maybe Rosie O'Donnell believes that. After
watching this documentary, most common-sense Americans
won't. This may seem a grisly Christmas gift, but
it's the perfect tool for that gun-rights activist
in your family whose biggest challenge is getting
his gun-toting pals to join the fight against gun-confiscation.
Wally
Conger
in "An Anarchist's 2003 Holiday Gift Guide"
http://www.lewrockwell.com/orig3/conger7.html
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Oh.
My. God! I just received and played Innocents Betrayed
this afternoon. One picture stands out (like the smoke
rounding the corner on 9/11) that I will never forget:
that of the plow pushing bodies ahead of it down the
street. So callous and disrespectful of life—and
I hear that same attitude in our government officials...
While
theoretically convinced before I saw the film, now
I am convinced emotionally—and actively. I wasn't
raised on guns, though I have wanted to shoot for
many years, as a kid I was a tomboy playing cowboys
and Indians with my male cousins, and in my teens
even bought a BB rifle to practice with. But other
choices like nursing drew me away from guns.
Alas,
the practical aspects of what libertarianism means
have come slowly over the years .... But when you
reach this stage, you pretty much have to face reality,
don't you? So it's time to learn to shoot.
Pat
Taylor, R.N.
And that is the first goal I'm reaching for in the
near future—toward living free.
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Once
in a while a book, video, magazine article or even
an e-mail comes along that should be read/viewed by
everyone. Jews for the Preservation of Firearms Ownership
(JPFO), has, in a long line of such "must see/read"
productions, done it again. Their latest video, Innocents
Betrayed, not only factually and historically lays
out the pattern of how governments have enslaved and
controlled their peoples, but extrapolates how this
applies to America today.
If
members-of-the-choir passed a copy of this documentary
of ultimate government abuse to members-of-the-tribe
who have never listened to, muchless understood, our
music; we might all end up singing the same tune.
Chuck
Klein
Author of novels, police and firearm books
www.chuckklein.com
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I'm
an instructor for a Police Science course. I was loaned
a copy of Innocents Betrayed and showed it in the
lecture portion of my Weapons class. ... This is an
important topic for the students to be aware of. I
try not to sway opinions in any of my classes so that
students can formulate their own opinions. This is
an area of exception for me because I feel so strongly
about it and they know it. The video relayed factual
historical data (I checked some of them out) and the
conclusion is beyond debate. Thank you for producing
such a well-made video that stirs the conscience.
Don
Dorn
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Innocents
Betrayed: A REVIEW OF A GRISLY MOVIE. MUST SEE.
Yes
Innocents Betrayed (IB) is grisly, inhuman and even
obscene. I would rate the movie an R bordering on
X. Yep, there is nudity galore. More nude people in
this movie then probably any movie I have seen. Only
thing is they are all dead. Shot, clubbed, hung, amputated...you
get the point.
IB
was filmed in such garden spots as Stalinist Ukraine,
Hitler's final solution camps, Cambodia, Rwanda and
Idi Amin's Ugandan paradise.
On
this global tour you will see film and pictures I
didn't even know existed. Find out first hand what
fun it is to trust your government with the guns.
Despite
the "spare the viewer nothing" approach
IB takes, I am convinced this movie should be mandatory
showing from Junior High School on up. This is an
important movie that I hope you take the time to see.
My daughter is twelve, she's going to do some growing
up tonight watching IB.
Order
from the Jews For the Preservation of Firearms Ownership
at: http://www.jpfo.org/ib-orders.htm
John
Birch
President, Concealed Carry, Inc.
http://www.concealcarry.org/
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Innocents
Betrayed
A Movie Review
by Jennifer Freeman
Those
who do not remember the past are condemned to repeat
it.
—George Santayana
This
is the introductory quote to the dramatic documentary,
Innocents Betrayed, recently released by Jews
for the Preservation of Firearms Ownership.
Unlike
Michael Moore's crockumentary, Bowling for Columbine,
Innocents Betrayed contains actual footage,
photographs, and historic facts that demonstrates
a definitive link between "gun control",
firearm confiscation, and genocide.
The
film covers nine examples that all followed a specific
pattern, or recipe for disaster. The countries include:
Ottoman Turkey, Soviet Union, Nazi Germany, China
(Nationalist and Communist), Guatemala, Uganda, Cambodia,
and Rwanda. In many cases the groundwork for people
control was constructed years in advance by requiring
firearm licenses and government reporting of firearm
sales. The next ingredient was the identification
and ostracization of a specific group of people within
the society. In the United States we call this racism.
Once
the "enemy" has been identified total bans
on firearms are introduced and enforced. Confiscation
is enforced. Genocide ensues.
By
murdering a select group of the population, a crazed
dictator or regime can now control the whole of the
defenseless population without any real threat of
opposition.
An
excess of 50 million people suffered torture, indigation,
mutiliation, and murder at the hands of governments
gone out of control. An excess of 50 million people—gone.
And
the United States is not immune. As a nation, acts
of organized racism and genocide remains an ugly part
of our history. A history we have struggled to correct
for future generations, so that all Americans can
engage in life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
Unfortunately,
many Americans have been denied the right to self
defense due to our existing firearms laws. Specific
examples include Suzanna Gratia-Hupp, the Carpenter
family, and the victims of the 9-11 hijackings. There
are additional examples, however, and the list grows
longer every day. We are not immune to the disastrous
effects of "gun control."
Innocents
Betrayed is a must-see for all Americans, regardless
of their opinion, or lack thereof, on firearms. The
film will educate, shock, and inspire a deeper understanding
of the importance of actively preserving our liberties,
especially our right to defense and firearm ownership.
Political
power is out of the barrel of a gun.
—Mao Zedong
copyright
© 2001-2003
Published by The Liberty Belles
http://www.libertybelles.org/articles/betrayed.htm
Used by permission
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The
Ostrich's Mantra
It
can't happen here? Again: It can't happen here? Well,
you just go ahead and keep repeating that mantra and
see if it prevents what has already happened to 170,000,000
(one hundred seventy million) people on this planet
in the last hundred years or so. Hide your head in
the sand, the danger will go away if you can't see
it, right?
Well,
you'd better wake up and smell the rotting corpses
of people just like you, who relied on the "It
can't happen here" mantra to extract them from
the horror that befell them regardless of how many
times they repeated it.
The
Germans all said, "It can't happen here".
So did the Chinese, the Tibetans, the Cambodians,
and the Ukrainians. They all said, "Our government
wouldn't do that to us, now would they?"
Well,
you can stick to your mantra, or you can watch the
just-released JPFO video, Innocents Betrayed and from
there you can follow the advice of Patrick Henry,
who said, "[I]t is natural for a man to indulge
in the illusions of hope. We are apt to shut our eyes
against a painful truth—and listen to the song
of that siren till she transforms us into beasts.
Is this the part of wise men, engaged in a great and
arduous struggle for liberty? Are we disposed to be
of the number of those who, having eyes, see not,
and having ears, hear not, the things which so nearly
concern their temporal salvation? For my part, whatever
anguish of spirit it might cost, I am willing to know
the whole truth; to know the worst and to provide
for it.."
"And
to provide for it". That's the part I like.
You
are in this fight whether you like it or not. You
are either a dupe or you're an "operator"—for
either side. You either directly or indirectly support
liberty—or you directly or indirectly support
a totalitarian system. You either directly or indirectly
support the concept of self-defense—or you side
with the mass murderers.
This
video will clear that up. You will discover if you're
being used by totalitarians, or you will discover
that you are in the struggle for freedom in an increasingly
hostile environment where liberty is concerned.
"And
to provide for it". Get the video, watch it and
decide. If you believe it's a non-issue and you're
too busy repeating your "It can't happen here"
mantra, then put it in with your other videos and
let it gather dust, that same dust that your government
is becoming all-too-willing to turn you into. I guess
that would mean that you never were our countrymen.
If
you realize that you're in this fight, get a couple
more copies and start seeing who will view it, and
who refuses. Take down their names and keep that list
safe. Then, of those who watched the video, record
their reactions. Then, get together with a few other
fellow patriots who are also in this fight and rent
a hall and a large-screen television. Then send out
invitations to the general public. Invite the media.
(They may not show up to the first public showing,
so you'll have to get the general public to exhort
them to attend the next one) Show the video, and then
address the audience.
Tell
them who refused to watch it and who did watch it.
Following that, tell them the reactions of those who
did watch it and instruct the audience to follow those
public official's voting records. Tell them they need
to watch their media, to see how the media reacts
to this video.
We
will separate the domestic enemies from the Americans
and we will rally the Americans.
For
those of you reading this who scoff and then return
to your mantra, let me remind you of Waco.
General
Wesley Clark, a current candidate for the president
of the United States of America and former demoted
(he was removed from command on the basis of "personality"
and "character" issues in Kosovo?) NATO
commander, sent armor against the Branch Davidians
and had them shot (at least, the ones who escaped
the gas and the "ovens").
Never
mind what the media said about the Branch Davidians,
never mind how they painted the picture and how you
perceived it then. Pay attention right now. General
Wesley Clark sent armor against civilians, men women
and children who were eventually gassed, burned or
shot. According to the media, such was justified.
Well, you have been fed statist propaganda and you
are basing your beliefs on that propaganda to the
exclusion of the truth if you believe the state version
of "Waco". Reality has been filtered out
for you so you can go on with your "meditation".
If
you want the truth about Waco, you need to see the
tapes of the congressional hearings, after you've
seen the documentary, Innocents Betrayed, where you
will discover that Waco was just a test case to see
how much the American people would allow. You need
to see how innocents like yourselves were led into
a false sense of security while their governments
laid rail lines to Auschwitz and Treblinka, while
those governments devised ways of killing hundreds
of thousands of people at a time—efficiently—while
the rest of the nation either cowed and hid their
heads in some dark corner, or cheered the mass murdering
JBT's (jack-booted thugs) on in their shared insanity.
Most
importantly, after you've seen it, get this video
out there to the public so they can inoculate this
nation against further encroachments by the totalitarians.
Remember: You are in this fight whether you like it
or not. If you're not sure now, choose a side. Time
is growing short.
Frederick
P. Blume Jr.
www.semperliber.org
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I
recently saw the movie, Innocents Betrayed. I found
it visually stunning and very disturbing.
It's
one thing to read about the link between gun control
and genocide in books and articles; it's quite different
to see it on the screen.
Country
after country, decade after decade, genocide after
genocide, Innocents Betrayed makes clear that every
act of genocide in the 20th century had at least one
thing in common—the disarmament of the intended
victims before the mass murders could begin.
The
movie also makes clear that genocide isn't just something
that Jews need worry about. It can happen to anyone
if they belong to the wrong religion, the wrong tribe,
the wrong ethnic group, or the wrong political persuasion
at the wrong time.
And
just as genocide should be everyone's concern because
it could happen to any one of you, so should the precursor
to genocide, gun control, also be everyone's concern
as well.
Hershel
Wolf
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To
all involved in the production of Innocents Betrayed—
Thank
you. What a powerful movie you produced. My wife,
15-year old daughter, and I watched it tonight, and
my 18-year old son will watch it later this evening.
After
watching it, my daughter said, "When I turn 21,
I'm getting a concealed weapons permit." You
can bet she will. I'll see to it.
My
wife and I have concealed weapons permits. I carry
most of the time. We've had many discussions about
guns and gun control in our home, and stand fervently
on the side of the 2nd Amendment. My son has made
two presentations at his very liberal high school
on the right to bear arms. While he's not embraced
by many, he's won some converts to the 2nd Amendment.
I
will encourage my son to see if he can use Innocents
Betrayed in a presentation at school. He's such a
strong advocate of the right to bear arms, it's exciting.
"Never
give up the right to keep and bear arms," I said
to my daughter when the show was over. "Never."
I
was glad you documented what happened in Killeen,
and to the kids whose home was broken into in California.
I'd read about both of them several times. Thank you
for including those contemporary, and very close-to-home,
examples of what happens when we disarm.
Here's
to Innocents Betrayed changing the lives of many,
and playing a major role in the discussion, and protection,
of the 2nd Amendment.
Thank
you for all your efforts to make this happen.
Mike
Buley
Seattle, WA
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Thanks
so much for sending me the videotape Innocents Betrayed.
The film effectively documents epochs of inhumanity
in which firearms prohibitions contributed to genocide.
Some parts are difficult to watch—which is not
the fault of the film but of the criminals who killed
their fellow humans en mass. The discussion at the
conclusion is most thoughtful.
Stephen
P. Halbrook
Attorney at Law
10560 Main St., Suite 404
Fairfax, VA 22030
Tel. (703) 352-7276
Fax (703) 359-0938
Email: protell@aol.com
Website: www.stephenhalbrook.com
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Imagine
a world without guns...
By David Codrea
codrea4@adelphia.net
"Use
your imagination and imagine a world without guns,"
urges rock star Sting.
Celebrity
dilettante naïveté aside, we don't need
to use our imaginations; the record of history is
as clear as it is unspeakably brutal. This is the
lesson of Innocents Betrayed, a powerful documentary
by Jews for the Preservation of Firearms Ownership
that shows the undeniable results when governments
disarm their subjects.
If
we are to imagine a world without guns, let us first:
* Imagine Armenians living in Ottoman Turkey without
guns.
* Imagine the oppressed in Stalin's Soviet Union without
guns.
* Imagine Jews in Nazi Germany and conquered Europe
without guns.
* Imagine the Chinese casualties of Chairman Mao's
terror without guns.
* Imagine Pol Pot's Cambodian "killing fields"
victims without guns.
* Now imagine the same genocidal scenario playing
out in Guatemala, Uganda, Rwanda...
Innocents
Betrayed doesn't require you to use your imagination.
It provides irrefutable historical proofs that people
who are powerless to resist tyranny are time and again
the victims of genocide. This is the common thread
that runs through the mass atrocities of the twentieth
century and continues to this day.
And
without hyperbole, Innocents Betrayed shows how, with
"gun control" and the right set of circumstances,
we Americans are not immune to despotism.
I
urge you to obtain a copy of Innocents Betrayed for
yourself. I urge you to share it with your loved ones
and friends. Decide if your children are ready to
have it be part of their education (mine are nine
and 12, and more than old enough to grasp the moral
and logical lessons amidst the horror). Loan it to
your neighbors and coworkers, or show it to a club
or group meeting. Buy a copy for your library, or
send one to a political representative, law enforcement
official, editor or community leader...
I
believe once you see it, you'll want to do all these
things. Because the monstrous events documented in
Innocents Betrayed happened to real men, real women
and real children; people who were persecuted, terrorized,
tortured and butchered; people who loved their lives
and families as much as you love yours; people like
you, but who were powerless to protect themselves
by government edict.
Use
your imagination and imagine being able to declare
"Never again!" and having within your hands
the power to back it up. Use your imagination and
imagine a world without "gun control."
Innocents
Betrayed is a giant step toward that goal.
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Your
portrayal of this issue and its importance is direct
and moving. I knew most of the figures and facts presented,
from my earlier research. But, this presentation still
left me amazed as to what rulers will do to their
own people. 170,000,000 people killed by THEIR OWN
governments in the century of "The Great Society".
The
amount of carnage, at the hands of their own governments,
in the last century, is just amazing. 170 million
people killed by THEIR OWN governments. I urge all
of you to purchase and share this video with your
family and your friends. Anyone you care about should
see it. Then show it to everyone else.
David
E. Goodyear
We the People Congress—Lee County, Florida—Coordinator
http://goodyearfamily.net
Excerpt from a review at: http://goodyearfamily.net/archive/october.htm#1027031847
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I
got my copy of Innocents Betrayed. I fed it into my
DVD set and ... it struck me like a freight train
running between my ears. This is the best documantary
I have ever seen. I was so stunned it took me almost
an hour to switch off the set after it had finished.
It is a toad to swallow but it is healthy.
Ulrich
Biele
Arberg, Germany
http://www.frankenrangers.org
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Innocents
Betrayed, demonstrates graphically the cause and effect
relationship between personal responsibility for one's
own safety and allowing government to usurp that function.
It is a poignant reminder of how with a populace disarmed,
government soon becomes the master, not the servant.
Charles
Heller
Talk Show Host
Liberty Watch
AM 1330 KJLL Tucson
www.libertywatchradio.com
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Letter
From a Firearms Owner Down Under
Dear
JPFO,
I
received the DVD of Innocents Betrayed today—it
took just 6 days to get here [to Australia]. I have
seen it twice already and shown it to one of my friends
who was very impressed. It is graphic but really raises
the point. I propose to show it to my local Member
of Parliament as soon as I can arrange it and of course
to my rifle club. I have notified a lot of my friends
about it and will continue to do so and show it to
anyone anytime.
Please
keep up the good work and together we may eventually
get back to a rational world and live without fear.
Here in Australia we don't have a second amendment
to help protect us from tyrannical governments. I
