Sen. Orrin Hatch Questions Sotomayor on the 2nd Amendment - Video 7/14/09

Freedom's Lighthouse ^ | July 14, 2009 | BrianinMO

[Federalist Patriot]

Here is video today of Sen. Orrin Hatch questioning Supreme Court Nominee Sonia Sotomayor about her views of the 2nd Amendment right to "keep and bear arms." Sotomayor danced around the question, justifying some questionable rulings in her career as "based on precedent." It would seem from her past decisions and her words today that she does not hold that the right to "keep and bear arms" is a fundamental right. . . . . . (Watch Video)

[dusttoyou]

In 1929, the Soviet Union established gun control. From 1929 to 1953, about 20 million dissidents, unable to defend themselves, were rounded up and exterminated.

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In 1911, Turkey established gun control. From 1915 to 1917, 1.5 million Armenians, unable to defend themselves, were rounded up and exterminated.

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Germany established gun control in 1938 and from 1939 to 1945, a total of 13 million Jews and others who were unable to defend themselves were rounded up and exterminated.

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China established gun control in 1935. From 1948 to 1952, 20 million political dissidents, unable to defend themselves, were rounded up and exterminated

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Guatemala established gun control in 1964. From 1964 to 1981, 100,000 Mayan Indians, unable to defend themselves, were rounded up and exterminated.
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Uganda established gun control in 1970. From 1971 to 1979, 300,000 Christians, unable to defend themselves, were rounded up and exterminated.

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Cambodia established gun control in 1956. From 1975 to 1977, one million educated people, unable to defend themselves, were rounded up and exterminated.

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Defenseless people rounded up and exterminated in the 20th Century because of gun control: 56 million.

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It has now been 12 months since gun owners in Australia were forced by new law to surrender 640,381 personal firearms to be destroyed by their own Government, a program costing Australia taxpayers more than $500 million dollars. The first year results are now in:
List of 7 items:
Australia-wide, homicides are up 3.2 percent.
Australia-wide, assaults are up 8.6 percent.
Australia-wide, armed robberies are up 44 percent (yes, 44 percent)!
In the state of Victoria alone, homicides with firearms are now up 300 percent. Note that while the law-abiding citizens turned them in, the criminals did not, and criminals still possess their guns!
While figures over the previous 25 years showed a steady decrease in armed robbery with firearms, this has changed drastically upward in the past 12 months, since criminals now are guaranteed that their prey is unarmed.
There has also been a dramatic increase in break-ins and assaults of the ELDERLY. Australian politicians are at a loss to explain how public safety has decreased, after such monumental effort, and expense was expended in successfully ridding Australian society of guns. The Australian experience and the other historical facts above prove it.
You won’t see this data on the US evening news, or hear politicians disseminating this information.
Guns in the hands of honest citizens save lives and property and, yes, gun-control laws adversely affect only the law-abiding citizens.
Take note my fellow Americans, before it’s too late!
The next time someone talks in favor of gun control, please remind them of this history lesson.
With guns, we are ‘citizens’.. Without them, we are ‘subjects’.
During WWII the Japanese decided not to invade America because they knew most Americans were ARMED!
If you value your freedom, please spread this anti-gun control message to all of your friends.
The purpose of fighting is to win. There is no possible victory in defense. The sword is more important than the shield, and skill is more important than either. The final weapon is the brain. All else is supplemental.

SWITZERLAND ISSUES EVERY HOUSEHOLD A GUN!
SWITZERLAND ‘S GOVERNMENT TRAINS EVERY ADULT THEY ISSUE A RIFLE.
SWITZERLAND HAS THE LOWEST GUN RELATED CRIME RATE OF ANY CIVILIZED COUNTRY IN THE WORLD!!!
IT’S A NO BRAINER!

[E. Pluribus Unum]

[Obadiah]

Has Hatch gotten to the part where he states how wonderful Sotomayer is?

[Aria]

Thanks for posting - I copied that and saved it.

I actually think I might buy a gun. Who knows, I might need it someday although my plan, which has worked well so far, is to stay away from unsafe places.

[scory]

I note that even though the federal government is in the hands of people who despise the 2nd amendment and have worked for decades to undermine it and eliminate the right there has yet to be any determined push to ban or register firearms. I believe this is because these people know that any effort to do so will create a political firestorm and they want as few distractions as possible while they enact their agenda to subvert and nationalize the finance and health sectors of the economy (not to mention the auto industry) and to get their phony environmental laws passed in order to take effectiv control of American industry. Once these are in place things like hate crimes, homosexual “rights” and the disarming of America will be next on the agenda.

[Adams]

Sotomayor twisting herself into knots over this line of questioning.

[Liberty Ship]

I have never been so bored by a gun control discussion as I just was for 5 minutes and 17 seconds. It left me sure of one thing, however: she will vote to infringe the right of the people to keep and bear arms as soon as she can, as often as she can. Too much dancing, too much qualifying.

[Disambiguator]

I might need it someday although my plan, which has worked well so far, is to stay away from unsafe places.

Sometimes the unsafe places come to you.

[jagusafr]

Amen to that: “when seconds count, the police are only minutes away”.

Colonel, USAFR

[Pistolshot]

There are no unsafe places, only unsafe people. And they could be anywhere you are.