I’ve been advocating for the Right of The People to keep and bear arms for decades now. After the Sandy Hook shooting, I was in a discussion with somebody on Google+. They were attempting to come up with a “common-sense gun safety laws”.
After a couple of days going back and forth, they asked “Well, what law would you propose?”
“A well regulated militia, being necessary for the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed.”
He didn’t reply.
Regardless of what anybody tells you, the supreme law of the United States is the Constitution, as amended. It is not a document locked in amber, nor is it bright, transient dots on a display, it is the bedrock of our country.
It is difficult to modify, there have been only 17 amendments since 1791 when the first 10 were ratified. That is a very stable foundation to work from.
The problem that leftest have with The Constitution is that it is too stable. It does not progress as they would like to see.
If it doesn’t progress, then it must be thrown out. According to them.
So we have endless arguments about “well regulated”, and “being necessary” means it is a collective right.
They modify the meaning of the words so that they can twist the foundation of the Constitution. I fear for our grand children. They will have to depend on the translations of others to know what our Constitution actually says.
Consider this for a moment, how many times have you heard or heard of somebody saying that the King James Bible holds the words of Christ?
I promise you, it does not. Jesus Christ did not speak English. I can’t tell you what he spoke, it is not relevant.
My point is that most people cannot read the original Bible because we don’t read that language. I can read some Latin. I know others that can read ancient Greek. Those scholars are few and far between.
Words have meaning. Leftists don’t care what the meaning of a word is. They choose the meaning of the word as they want it now. Which can change in 10 minutes, or less.
So the arguments always start from the same place: How can we get away with breaking the law?
In Heller, the Supreme Court said that the Second Amendment protects the core right of self-defense.
So for 22 years we had people breaking the law because their needs were more important than the law. Justified by saying they weren’t hurting “the core right of self-defense too much”.
They were breaking the law, and they knew it. They knew it then, they know it now.
Shall not be infringed? Well, it isn’t too much. YES, it is too much. You are breaking the law every time you infringe on my Right to keep and bear arms.
A machine gun isn’t an “arm” under the plain text of the Second Amendment? Why? Because it isn’t used for self-defense.
Is it an arm? It is a firearm. This makes it an arm. FULL STOP.
We’re not going to take away your Second Amendment rights — we’re going to prevent your kids from getting shot at school. — Tim Walz
For nearly 50 years, @Bradybuzz has been fighting for common-sense gun laws, but we must also tackle the Big Lie that makes people believe owning a gun makes them safer — and if that were true, America would be the safest country in the world. (2/2) — Kriss Brown, Brady
Together, we passed the first bipartisan law addressing gun violence prevention in nearly 30 years, but we have more work to do.
We must pass an assault weapons ban, universal background checks, and red flag laws. — Kamala Harris