Doc7505
Diamond Member
- Feb 16, 2016
- 18,032
- 32,288
- 2,430
Democrats’ Misguided Gun-Control Bill
The legislation is another dubious attempt to combat gun violence with stricter gun laws.
The Democrats’ Misguided Gun-Control Bill
The legislation is another dubious attempt to combat gun violence with stricter gun laws.
www.theamericanconservative.com
After the horrifying and tragic school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, on May 24, you would think lawmakers would be doing everything in their power to make schools safer. But, as evidenced by the House’s recently passed gun-reform package, Democrats are misdiagnosing the issue yet again.
There is, understandably, a sentiment among Americans that those in power must do something—anything—to prevent tragedies like Uvalde from occurring in the future. The House’s reform package is certainly an example of politicians “doing something.” But the legislation would blatantly violate Americans’ Second Amendment rights, and represents another dubious attempt to combat gun violence with stricter gun laws.
Democrats’ gun-control aspirations are wrong, first and foremost, because they violate Americans’ Second Amendment rights. An attempt to restrict our right to bear arms is an attempt to restrict our natural right to defend ourselves from government tyranny and against violence from others. The principles of self-defense underpinning the Second Amendment are not and can never be outdated.
History has taught us that George Mason was right when he asserted, “To disarm the people is the best and most effective way to enslave them.” Slaves were prohibited from owning firearms before the Civil War ended, and in the years following the war, states employed various unscrupulous tactics to bar black individuals from obtaining guns. German Jews were systemically disarmed in the 1930s before the Holocaust. And Armenians were stripped of their arms in the carrying out of the Armenian genocide.
The Second Amendment must be ardently defended, as we all have the right to defend ourselves against threats from the state and from others.
Commentary:
This legislation is another incremental attempt to disarm the civilian population.
There is also the usual grab bag of measures which have nothing to with guns at all but are just buckets of money being passed around to bribe supporters.
There is nothing misguided about this legislation. It is about deception and concealment of objectives. The rationale is "gun safety". What mean-spirited people could possibly oppose that?
The contents include ever tightening restrictions and harassments of lawful gun owners, which are completely ineffective at preventing violent crimes.
The RINO's in the Senate have once again succumbed to the siren music of the Democrat Left. The ship will now head directly to the shoals and rocks.
Stop and remember that Democrats have called for total gun control since the 1930's. History has proven time after time that when total gun control and confiscation is achieved tyranny and mass deaths follow. See: history of Russian Communists, Nazi's, China, Cuba, Cambodia, Iran, Venezuela, Taliban.
Last edited:
