A duty to preserve the Second Amendment

The Washington Times ^ | 29 March, 2013 | Rand Paul

[marktwain]

When Congress reconvenes next month, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is expected to bring gun control back to the Senate floor. If this occurs, I will oppose any legislation that undermines Americans’ constitutional right to bear arms or their ability to exercise this right without being subject to government surveillance.

Restricting Americans’ ability to purchase firearms readily and freely will do nothing to stop national tragedies such as those that happened in Newtown, Conn., and in Aurora, Colo. It will do much to give criminals and potential killers an unfair advantage by hampering law-abiding citizens’ ability to defend themselves and their families.Potentially on the table are new laws that would outlaw firearms and magazines that hold more than just a handful of rounds, as well as require universal “background checks,” which amount to gun registration.We are also being told that the “assault weapons” ban originally introduced by Sen. Dianne Feinstein is not happening. We can only hope. But in Washington, D.C., bad ideas often have a strange way of coming up again.

[marktwain]

Rand Paul gets it right on the Second Amendment.

[Cringing Negativism Network]

Bump!

[rktman]

There are a few who get it. I did receive a “letter” yesterday from Dean Heller and finally it sounds like he is kinda on board in opposing any further anti-2nd legislation. (His previous communications weren’t exactly what I wanted to see from him) We shall see. Since he barely snuck in to take the #2 senatorial position in NV he should be very wary of how he conducts himself in the senate. It’s bad enough we have hairy screed there to “represent” NV but thanks to Vegas unions, there isn’t much we can do about him. My apologies to the nation that we have him to deal with.

[Georgia Girl 2]

I stand with Rand.