The conflict between the government and the people over the Second Amendment is being misunderstood. Those in possession of firearms are not asking the several governments if it is legal for them to have such weapons, they are telling these governments that they are legal and any attempt to confiscate them will be forcefully resisted. This is a conflict that supporters of Constitutional rights across the nation are watching with great interest, because it affects every citizen of every state. If Connecticut officials think they are only going to be dealing with citizens of their own state, they are mistaken. Everyone has a stake in Constitutional rights.
The police departments, legislators and governors appear to be under the misconception that they, or the courts are in charge of deciding what rights the people have. The truth is much more stark: the people decide that by deciding which rights they will defend with their lives. Once blood is shed by the government, that decision comes much easier to make. The governments can come to grips with that in their own time, or they can push the issue and find out what little power they actually possess.
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"The truth is much more stark: the people decide that by deciding which rights they will defend with their lives."
ReplyDeleteI hope that statement is true -It seems too few people believe they have any rights at all, but that could just be the Media propagandists at play. IT IS FUTILE TO RESIST!!!
I wanted my CCW, which I did obtain, but also had to take a test and get a permit from the City before I was allowed to buy a gun. Surely that was unconstitutional. The guy who sold me the gun at the local firearms shop defended the city law because "you don't want bad people out there buying guns." He looked like a 40-something former military, and I was very surprised at his attitude -- I didn't fight it because I wanted my gun. This was a few years ago, so it may not be so today.
Bad people don't have a problem getting guns. It's all about who you know.
ReplyDeleteI understand that all it takes is $100 on the streets of a city.
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