The Second Amendment BUT Crowd

The runup to the general elections always bring out the worst of the so-called Second Amendment supporters. These are the ones who make statements that start off by saying “I support the Second Amendment, but…”. The BUT is always some form of unconstitutional gun control that is the exact OPPOSITE of supporting the Second Amendment. The campaign trail expectation is we will think other firearm owners and Second Amendment supporters, like ourselves, believe in gun control, so WE should also believe in gun control. HA!

The Second Amendment is short, sweet and abundantly clear.

“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.”

Despite the left’s false claim it only covers the ‘state militia’ or some other creative reinterpretation of it, the Second Amendment does NOT grant the right to bear arms. It merely denies the government the authority to infringe upon the preexisting right to bear arms.

Pen & Teller have a classic, simple explanation of the Second Amendment.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hx23c84obwQ

When you hear a presidential candidate say “This business about taking everyone’s guns away; Tim Walz and I are both gun owners. We’re not taking anyone’s guns away,”

BUT this same candidate has also campaigned on a mandatory gun buyback of so-called “assault weapons”.

What is a mandatory gun buyback? We’ve seen these in other countries (Australia, New Zealand, etc.) Certain or all firearms are declared unlawful and anyone who owns one must turn it into the government for compensation. Of course, the government didn’t sell these firearms to the people in the first place, so they aren’t really conducting a ‘buyback’ and the fixed amount they pay for everyone’s firearm is rarely going to be the fair market value. And what if you don’t want to sell your firearm to the government? Well, that doesn’t matter, it’s mandatory. You can voluntarily give it to them for the set amount they will give you or they can come take it from you when they charge you with possessing an illegal gun.

This isn’t just a case of semantics. Paying someone for something that you mandate they must give you, when they don’t want to give it to you, is still taking.

Oh, and if you’re wondering why the other gun control zealot goal of universal background checks is so important, how do you think they know you didn’t turn in your newly illegal gun?

Let’s also look at another previous statement from the same presidential candidate when discussing a previous San Francisco measure mandating “safe storage” in your home.

“Just because you legally possess a gun in the sanctity of your locked home doesn’t mean that we’re not going to walk into that home and check to see if you’re being responsible and safe.”

That’s not just violating your Second Amendment rights, it’s also violating your Fourth Amendment rights. What part of the Constitution could ever be interpreted to allow random government searches of firearm owner homes?

Gun control is a bottomless pit of progressively draconian regulations on the law-abiding population that is somehow, someway supposed to alter the criminal use of guns. What happens instead is the increasingly disarmed law-abiding population turns into the victim population.

Let’s go back to California for an example. California is at the forefront of all things gun control and is proud of the highest possible ratings from the gun control groups. They famously claim, “gun laws save lives”. But the reality on the ground is exact opposite.

California led the nation in active shooter incidents in 2021 and 2023 despite having the most restrictive gun control laws in the country. Overall crime and violence in California is rampant and getting worse every day. The mass exodus of businesses continues as companies cannot provide a safe environment for their employees or customers, or maintain a profitable business due to the widespread, uncontrolled thefts.

What does California have to show for all their gun control laws? Some of the highest levels of crime in the nation; rivaled only by those areas where gun control of the law-abiding is also a priority. But they do have a solution. Can you guess what it is?

Remember, gun control does absolutely nothing to increase public safety and the answer to fix that shortcoming is always to implement more gun control.

So, this election season, anytime you hear someone say ‘I support the Second Amendment, but… “, you should immediately question their motivation. More likely than not, it’s an anti-gun sponsored talking point trying to convince you that you too as a firearm owner should support gun control, you know… for your own safety.

Yes, there are some actual firearm owners and Second Amendment “supporters” out there who, now that they have THEIR firearms, don’t care about anyone else’s rights. These folks will figure out too late that the rights they are not standing up for were in fact their own.

Yes, your vote this year matters.

Bob

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