The Real Gun Issue Isn’t What Most People Think It Is
Most people think that the Second Amendment is just about our right to own guns...
In light of the recent shootings in Buffalo, New York, and Uvalde, Texas, liberal politicians, media talking heads, and celebrities have foolishly called for stricter gun laws.
Thinking people know that more restrictive gun laws don’t work. The prime example is Chicago, home to some of the strictest gun laws in the country and endless shootings. These same intelligent people also know that gun-free zones are nothing more than soft targets for mass shooters.
In today’s culture, most people think that the Second Amendment is about our right to own guns, both for hunting and personal protection... and that is true. But these are not the most important reasons for our right to keep and bear arms.
Protection from tyranny is the real threat that the 2nd Amendment addresses. That’s what the 2nd Amendment is really about. For anyone to think otherwise is missing the point.
It’s a proven fact that guns in the hands of law-abiding citizens help prevent crimes. But the brain-dead left has been brainwashed into believing the lie that fewer guns mean less crime. They don’t get it, and they probably never will. And except for the leftist elites at the top, they won’t get it.
Farfetched? In the fall of 1938, the Nazis were confiscating the assets of Jews. To ensure that they had no means of resistance, the Jews were ordered to surrender their firearms. In 1830s Texas, the oppressive Mexican government demanded that Texans surrender their cannon. (Thankfully they did not!)
As J.D. Rucker puts it… “Gun control is an existential threat. They're calling it ‘common sense’ but on the leftist lurch scale, today's common sense is tomorrow's gun confiscation plan. We need to oppose ANY new gun laws.”
The Second Amendment to the Constitution was adopted in 1791 as part of the Bill of Rights. It provided a constitutional check on congressional power. It reads, “A well-regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed.”
The less crime argument falls on the left’s deaf ears. Perhaps it is time the tyranny message finally gets through to them?
As Thomas Jefferson said "We're All Gun Men." The first five US Presidents carried guns. Much more to explore here. But any defense we can employ against tyranny is a tool to use. Guns, like computers, are tools. Used by the criminally insane they are killing machines.
Any law to curb the 2nd Amendment is not law at all because you can't turn a right into a privilege.