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From My Cold Dead Hands

Written by Contributing Writer. Posted in Featured, Issue Watch

Tagged: 2nd Amendment, constitution, Debbie Halvorson, Donne Trotter, guns, Illinois, Jesson Jackson Jr., obama

Published on February 19, 2013

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.

Those twenty-seven words enshrined in the Constitution by our founding fathers clearly give us the right to own firearms in the protection of God-given liberty. Please notice that nowhere in that 2nd Amendment are there mentions of required training certificates, waiting periods, background checks, or included in a database which will later be reprinted by anti-gun newspaper editors as a form of public shaming.

While some liberal legal scholars find ambiguity in the unusual wording of the Amendment, most state constitutions are very explicit in allowing citizens to own guns. For example, the Ohio Constitution states “The people have the right to bear arms for their defense and security[...]“, while Delaware’s Constitution goes further: “A person has the right to keep and bear arms for the defense of self, family, home and State, and for hunting and recreational use.”

However, with the reelection of President Barack Obama, our Constitutionally-protected rights are under attack.

In the aftermath of senseless carnage at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut, gun control advocates have shamelessly stood upon the graves of innocent children to promote their misguided political agenda. President Obama has already taken immediate steps to limit legal gun usage through Constitutionally questionable executive orders and promised more limitations during last week’s State of the Union Address.

During the Super Bowl, it was clear the media is in favor of gun control legislation. In addition to opening the football game with a choir of students from Sandy Hook, a group of mayors lead by Michael Bloomberg of New York ran an ad in the Washington, D.C.-area attacking the National Rifle Association.

Bloomberg, with near-limitless personal resources for his Super PAC Independence USA. is now setting his attention on the Congressional seat vacated by Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr (2nd District, Illinois). Seventeen Democrats are fighting for their party’s nomination in advance of a February 26 primary.

Spending more than $1 million, he is taking aim at former Illinois Representative Debbie Halvorson, who earned an “A” rating from the NRA during her 2008-2010 term in office. “Gun violence, it’s out of control. Debbie Halvorson will make it worse.” Another charges, “When it comes to preventing gun violence, she gets an ‘F.’”

As redistricting has made the district more liberal, Halovrson’s views on guns have evolved. With the exception of so-called “assault” weapons ban, she proudly endorses all of the stringent gun control measures proposed by President Obama.

Hilariously, this gun control flip-flopper had her odds greatly improve when the once frontrunner, Illinois state senator Donne Trotter, was forced to drop out of the race following an arrest at Chicago’s O’Hare airport after TSA agents stopped him from carrying a .25 caliber Beretta on the plane. Trotter was a staunch gun control advocate who opposed the state’s concealed carry law.

In Congress, the anti-gun efforts are lead by Sen. Dianne Feinstein of California. She recently announced her proposed legislation, which would ban 157 makes and models of military-style “assault” rifles, pistols, shotguns, and semi-automatic weapons. In addition, she proposes to outlaw fixed ammunition clips that can hold more than 10 rounds and ban civilian variations of military combat model firearms.

As she was the author of the 1994 assault weapons ban (which expired in 2004) she has access to plenty of data which suggests crime rates did not drop during the ban. And, even more interesting is murder and violent crime rates never went above what they were in the year prior to the ban sunsetting. Most policemen will gladly tell you that criminals almost always use handguns.

The definition of what is an “assault” weapon compared to non-”assault” is laughable, and has far more to do with scary-looking cosmetic issues. Semi-automatic rifles able to accept detachable magazines were considered “assault” if they had two of the following: a folding or telescoping stock, a pistol grip, a bayonet mount, flash suppressor, or grenade launcher (ie, a muzzle device which enables the launching or firing of rifle grenades). None of these additions make the gun more deadly, but that doesn’t stop politicians from drawing arbitrary limits upon your 2nd Amendment freedoms.

Also, for those of you keeping score at home, “semi-automatic” means “pull the trigger once, then the gun will shoot one bullet.” Hardly a radical concept.

Our rights are in jeopardy. Hopefully, the NRA and other freedom loving organizations have the political muscle to push back against Mayor Bloomberg, President Obama, and other gun-control extremists. In the meantime, let this serve as a reminder that elections really do have serious consequences.

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