Commentary So far, the obvious has eluded us. There’s a critical lesson to be learned from the tragic bloodbath that was once the peaceful cities, hillsides, and farmlands of Ukraine. TV commentators are bent on characterizing Ukraine as a democratic and free country. Yet if that were true, Russia would have never invaded. To do so would have been military suicide. They would have faced a citizenry that’s not only courageous and resolute, but also a citizenry that bears arms and knows how to use them. A free nation doesn’t fear its citizens. A free government that protects rather than rules, recognizes the inalienable right to self-defense, and thus trusts its citizens with the private possession of firearms—the most effectual means of defending one’s home, one’s country, and one’s freedom. Ukraine is not free. And so, the noble blood of a disarmed population once again flows through the streets of …