More Proof We Need the Second Amendment
Nutjobs, Islamist terrorists, robbers and home invaders, gangbangers, Mexican drug cartels, disappointed lovers… What do they all have in common? They are all committing crimes, shooting up the place and killing people. With GUNS!
The liberal, knee-jerk response to the growing threat of daily catastrophic violence directed at innocent and law-abiding citizens is getting rid of these instruments of destruction. If no one – except, of course, the government – has a gun, then nobody gets shot, they say.
Oh, people will still get stabbed, beheaded, run down in the streets, blown up with garden fertilizer, gassed in the subway and beaten to death with baseball bats and assorted blunt instruments. But nobody will get shot, except maybe by the Department of Homeland Security, the new National Police Force. Who voted for that, by the way?
At first blush, the logic appears sound. But the major premise – “If no one has a gun…” – fails because it cannot be demonstrated to be true. The nutjobs, Islamist terrorists, robbers and home invaders, gangbangers and Mexican drug cartels – who are about 99 percent of the problem – have had absolutely no trouble arming themselves so far, despite the best efforts of a variety of government agencies.
The nutjobs steal guns from their mothers, or dot all the regulatory i’s and cross all the administrative t’s and buy them on the open market because the regulations are not very effective at identifying them as nutjobs. Islamist terrorists get theirs smuggled in from Iran, North Korea, China, Russia and the other usual suspects. Gangbangers have theirs flown in on Delta, while Mexican drug cartels acquire theirs from the DEA.
The government has a long way to go here. While the liberal premise is false, the true argument is, “If you outlaw guns, then the only people who will have them will be outlaws… and the government.”
Despite any good intentions, the cops are basically helpless to protect us from those who might want to kill us. It’s a shame, but these days the most effective way to stop violent outlaws – the ones who can actually be deterred – is when the intended victims outgun them.
In the case of the nutjobs, Islamic terrorists and Mexican drug runners – the ones who cannot be deterred – the only way to reduce their body count is to ensure they get counted early.
There are all kinds of popular theories about reducing gun violence in our country, including spending a gazillion dollars psychoanalyzing and monitoring all the nutjobs, stopping the media from sensationalizing mass murderers, militarizing local police (think Barney Fife with a missile launcher), and nuking ISIS, Iran and Mexico, not necessarily in that order.
But none of the popular theories include efforts to arm the populace. These theories have varying prospects for success, but the most popular one – preventing the populace from arming itself and arming itself effectively – has a prospect for success of exactly ZERO.
What kind of government could come close to guaranteeing that no bad guy could ever get his hands on a gun? That’s obvious, isn’t it? Even Adolf Hitler and Joseph Stalin were not 100 percent effective at accomplishing this. When the government becomes the only agency of physical force, the question becomes one of separating the good guys from the bad guys. And who, exactly, gets to do the separating?
The Founding Fathers anticipated this, which is why we have the Second Amendment. Remember, the government outfits that shot the Branch Davidians to pieces and burned the survivors alive in Waco, Texas are the same ones who supplied guns to the Mexican drug lords.
Think we don’t need the Second Amendment?
“We all know the outcome of a group of people without guns go up against a group of people with guns.” a quote from the movie “Vendetta.”
That is why our local police departments across America has militarized their departments with para-military vehicles, armaments and weapons.
Now it is up to the civilian to ensure that he too is well equipped so that he can look the establishment in the eyes should the Government of this country or any other decide to take it upon itself to enforce its will upon the citizenry of this country in this country.
This is a little known quote from history, and it gives a deeper meaning to the NRA’s motto of ..when guns are outlawed…
“This day will go down in history. For the first time, a civilized nation has full gun registration.” “Our streets will be safer,our police more efficient, and the world will follow our lead into the future.”
(Adolf Hitler — 1935)
We need to defend all of our rights. Not just our right to keep and bear arms. I may not agree with what someone says, or how they may other wise express themselves. I will defend their right of free speech and expression. Just as I will defend anyone’s right to worship or not as they so choose. That also includes religious beliefs I may not agree with or understand.
Nor do I begrudge someone wanting to come here to try to better their lot in life. Unless you are a full blooded native American, you too have at least 1 ancestor who came here as an immigrant.
Now, if some dang fool tries to enter my home uninvited, between the dogs and the armed adults, well, they may not have such a good day.
As a veteran, I am still willing to up hold the oath I swore when I enlisted. And, since the citizens of this country are still considered as the unorganized militia, we should have and maintain weapons that are compatible with those issued to our troops. As well as weapons we choose for our own legal uses.
Lastly, when those who would want to disarm me can prove every thug, dope head, gang banger, and other assorted miscreants, are completely disarmed, we can talk about me giving up my arms. Until then, good luck getting or finding all my guns.
“But nobody will get shot, except maybe by the Department of Homeland Security, the new National Police Force. Who voted for that, by the way?”
uhh, George Dubyah and his Republican Congress, that’s who.
Hoa many armed policemen have been shot, 5 in Tacoma, 2 in New York and more. The only way to stop it is if every citizen reports and the police take seriously people that are carrying guns and want to hurt policemen.
I can well imagine what would happen if political security had to live by the same rules that government lay’s out for the general populace.
Good point, Bruce. Some politicians want to get rid of all guns… except for the ones that protect them.
This stupid country are not vetting the insane people breaking into our borders. Do you think they care about our laws? Hello no
WE need 2nd Amend more than ever.