Publisher James Preston Allen comments that “the shock of
the moment seems to incapacitate our rationale and confront us with our own
national hypocrisy.” Yet he finishes his editorial with “We are all responsible
for [the Sandy Hook Elementary] tragedy.” Irrational hypocrisy, indeed. How am I
responsible for this crime, or the teachers and parents who watched little children
perish, or the police who rushed to the site? If Connecticut’s “concealed carry”
laws had not been frustrated by “gun free zone” exceptions, those children would
have survived.
the moment seems to incapacitate our rationale and confront us with our own
national hypocrisy.” Yet he finishes his editorial with “We are all responsible
for [the Sandy Hook Elementary] tragedy.” Irrational hypocrisy, indeed. How am I
responsible for this crime, or the teachers and parents who watched little children
perish, or the police who rushed to the site? If Connecticut’s “concealed carry”
laws had not been frustrated by “gun free zone” exceptions, those children would
have survived.
“Community Voice” Ari LeVaux repeats “F— the NRA”, then
labels it a “bullying organization”. He then argues that only one in five
hunters joins that group. The Second Amendment was never about going hunting or
shooting away criminals. The Second Amendment protects the individual citizen
from the government. The Supreme Court confirmed this interpretation in District of Columbia v. Heller and United States v. Verdugo-Irquidez. In “Project
Censored”, Random Lengths News
reported that “the Obama administration’s continuation of the previous
administration’s assault on civil liberties” remains in full force. So, the
Framers’ concerns about Big Government as Big Bully were not as paranoid as
today’s “anti-NRA” and “pro gun-control” advocates would claim. On another
note, as I have written before, President Obama merely seamlessly advanced President
George W. Bush policies. Obama gets praised, W. gets derided. Anyone seeing a
double-standard?
labels it a “bullying organization”. He then argues that only one in five
hunters joins that group. The Second Amendment was never about going hunting or
shooting away criminals. The Second Amendment protects the individual citizen
from the government. The Supreme Court confirmed this interpretation in District of Columbia v. Heller and United States v. Verdugo-Irquidez. In “Project
Censored”, Random Lengths News
reported that “the Obama administration’s continuation of the previous
administration’s assault on civil liberties” remains in full force. So, the
Framers’ concerns about Big Government as Big Bully were not as paranoid as
today’s “anti-NRA” and “pro gun-control” advocates would claim. On another
note, as I have written before, President Obama merely seamlessly advanced President
George W. Bush policies. Obama gets praised, W. gets derided. Anyone seeing a
double-standard?
Despite the “left-wing” ideological rage which slanders the NRA
as a demented institution bent on supporting guns over people, this institution helped advance civil rights.
During Reconstruction, freed African-Americans supported the NRA in order to arm
themselves against domestic, government-sponsored terrorism: the KKK. Despite emotional
populism and cultural misinformation, Second Amendment advocates deserve recognition
for standing up for gun rights. NRA President Wayne LaPierre is right: “The
only way stop a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun.”
as a demented institution bent on supporting guns over people, this institution helped advance civil rights.
During Reconstruction, freed African-Americans supported the NRA in order to arm
themselves against domestic, government-sponsored terrorism: the KKK. Despite emotional
populism and cultural misinformation, Second Amendment advocates deserve recognition
for standing up for gun rights. NRA President Wayne LaPierre is right: “The
only way stop a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun.”
Of course, if the opinions of “right wing ideologues” or “bitter
people who clutch their guns and their Bibles” do not appeal to the media or
political elites, then the numerous studies by academics, journalists, and
think tanks from across the political spectrum may sway the undecided. From
Kleck and Gertz’ comprehensive study “Armed Resistance and Gun Control” (1995),
to the comprehensive review by the National Academy of Sciences, to the Cato
Institute, research suggests time and again that gun control does not control
guns, but prevents the “good guys” from stopping “the bad guys.”
people who clutch their guns and their Bibles” do not appeal to the media or
political elites, then the numerous studies by academics, journalists, and
think tanks from across the political spectrum may sway the undecided. From
Kleck and Gertz’ comprehensive study “Armed Resistance and Gun Control” (1995),
to the comprehensive review by the National Academy of Sciences, to the Cato
Institute, research suggests time and again that gun control does not control
guns, but prevents the “good guys” from stopping “the bad guys.”
For the record, I do not own a gun and I do hunt, but I do not
like a government which takes away the rights of others, nor concur with
commentators who blame “society” for the crimes of the few.
like a government which takes away the rights of others, nor concur with
commentators who blame “society” for the crimes of the few.