Posted on 09/08/2019 3:58:18 AM PDT by WWG1WWA
A back fire may help save some homes from a wildfire but the same principal doesn’t apply when it comes to our civil rights A Republican Senator is saying the we should sacrifice some of our 2nd Amendment gun ownership rights so the democrats don’t take all of our gun rights in the future. Listen, you don’t negotiate with terrorists or the devil. This is quite possibly the dumbest thing a Republican has ever suggested.
The Hill reports that Republican Indiana Senator Mike Braun is ready to sacrifice some of our gun rights in hopes that that the rest of our gun rights will be saved.
“I look at it this way, if we’re not willing to do the commonsense stuff probably legislation will occur that we’ll regret that will actually I think will infringe upon Second Amendment rights down the road,” Braun said.
And what, pray tell, is the “commonsense” stuff?
“I think for those of us that want to always make sure that law-abiding citizens can own and bear and use a weapon, that we’ve got to talk about it and start doing some things or else I think we’ll get overwhelmed to where we’ll lose down the road that Second Amendment right,” said Braun.
For a guy who says “I think” that much, he sure isn’t thinking at all. There are numerous problems with his willingness to capitulate some of our gun rights to the democrats.
First, there is the 2nd Amendment, which guarantees our right to keep and bear arms. This right is backed up by a Supreme Court decision that says gun ownership is an individual right and the we are all allowed to own guns “in common use.” The democrats can try to pass whatever gun control laws they like, but they can’t get around the Constitution on this. To negotiate away our rights when they have absolutely nothing to bargain with is incredibly stupid.
Second, there is no negotiating with democrats. It either their way or nothing. Period. They won’t give an inch and expect the other side (our side) to give up everything. There is no give and take with them, just take.
Lastly, any sacrifice of our gun rights is not the end for democrats, but the beginning. Their endgame is the the abolishment of the 2nd Amendment and the complete disarmament of the American people. Look at New York and California, states controlled entirely by democrats. They have the strictest gun control laws in the country and yet every single year they pass more gun control laws. It’s never enough for them and encouraging them by caving on some minor issues will only lead to more demands.
If you need any proof of the democrats unwillingness to negotiate, just look at immigration. They wouldn’t trade border security funding for permanent legal status for DACA recipients. The reason is because they want open borders and citizenship for every single scumbag who sneaks in the country. They will accept nothing less.
The same is true on gun control. Republicans couldn’t get a deal for concealed carry reciprocity in exchange for universal background checks because democrats are only willing to move in the direction of total disarmament.
Sacrificing some of our gun rights because we might loose more in the future is dumb on so many levels. We currently have a Republican President and Senate so democrats can’t do a damn thing about anything. Should they somehow gain control of the White House and the Senate, there’s still the 2nd Amendment and the DC v. Heller decision so they still couldn’t do a damn thing about it.
The only way democrats can impose their gun control wet dreams is by repealing the 2nd Amendment and that’s never going to happen. Negotiating away our rights based on an impossibility is something so stupid it sounds like an idea that would come from a democrat. Shame on Senator Mike Braun for even floating this.
You can’t make this stuff up.
From his website:
PROTECTING THE 2ND AMENDMENT
Mike is an avid hunter, NRA member, and 100% pro-2nd Amendment. Mike opposes any efforts to restrict the rights of law-abiding gun owners and will protect their ability to defend themselves and their families in life-threatening situations.
Mike will also work to enact national reciprocity laws and protect the rights of sportsmen on federal lands.
For his steadfast support of the 2nd Amendment, Mike has been endorsed by the National Rifle Association.
https://www.mikebraunforindiana.com/issues/#2amendment
It took WAY too long for me to figure out that I can always trust a Democrat to do the wrong thing, but I cannot always trust a Republican to do the right thing.
“Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety.“
Benjamin Franklin
Never again will I consent to ANY method to appease the left. They only want one thing: power. They won’t stop until they get it, and it is never enough. No new gun laws. Time to stomp down the left for good.
He also claims he wants to “Drain the Swamp.”
Great Mike. Drain the Swamp by conceding to it.
White Democrats should learn their history. The black community is not going to give up their guns. Colfax Conflict.This is a winner for Trump.
I notice those advocating universal background checks NEVER address ownership thereafter. It’s as though they think nobody will pass them.
Want UBCs? Give us universal carry, end gun free zones, end NFA (which is nothing more than a background check), end 922(o) (you can trust people now, right?). Anyone who passes a UBC must be trustworthy, so stop harassing them.
Braun sounds like the type where if he stood before the British House of Commons on June 4, 1940 he would announce: “we shall not fight on the beaches, we shall not fight on the landing grounds, we shall not fight in the fields and in the streets, we shall not fight in the hills; we shall immediately surrender”
I always knew this guy would do this. He was a RAT before the last election.
“he sits when he pees” and he has sex on his knees.
Well $#!t
Dearest senator : Are you having a stroke or early onset dementia? If you believe what you said , you should immediately resign. NEVER give in to the LIB lunatics whose fascist tendencies will result in the loss of your Freedom and possibly the loss of your life.
Moron. FredocRATS think the only “common sense” legislation would be total gun confiscation.
Look at the f***ing GOP falling all over each other to see who can appease the Demonrats the fastest.
To Hell with these losers.
They aren’t going to take our rights, GOP, understand?
They’re just not.
And neither are you.
What other right of ours is he willing to give up?
Makes me so glad I am not a Republican anymore.
This is the most unbelievably stupid thing I have heard of not just a Republican saying but one who was supposed to be a “pedal-to-the-metal” conservative. Extremely disheartening.
As the government turns the screws on law abiding citizens, legitimate gun retailers, wholesalers and manufacturers , the people involved in black market gun running will continue to get no attention.
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