Revenge of the O-Team (Ollie North on 2nd Amendment)

Creators Syndicate ^ | January 11, 201`3 | Oliver North

[jazusamo]

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.

WASHINGTON — Full disclosure right upfront: I'm a proud life member of the National Rifle Association. I am on the NRA's board of directors and serve as chairman of the organization's Military and Veterans' Affairs Committee. I have owned and used firearms most of my life, and I can read. Unlike some in Washington, I don't believe that the 27 words above — the Second Amendment of our Constitution — have anything to do with "gun rights." Guns don't have rights. I do. So do you.

Fifty-two years ago, like tens of millions before and since, I raised my right hand and took an oath of enlistment in our armed forces, pledging to "support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic." I promised I would "bear true faith and allegiance to the same." Notably, the words promise loyalty not to a political party or a particular individual but to the Constitution, which enshrines our liberties and the limits and responsibilities of those who govern us like no other foundational document on earth.

Unfortunately, in the aftermath of recent carnage in a Colorado movie theater and a rampage at an elementary school in Connecticut, some now insist that "We the People" must accept some alterations in how we interpret the "archaic" language contained in our Constitution. On Jan. 9, after a meeting with "gun safety advocates" and "victims groups," Vice President Joe Biden — head of the "White House task force on gun violence" — said the Obama administration is "determined to take action" and then added: "The president is going to act. There are executive orders,...

[jazusamo]

Oliver North is one of the greatest Heroes this country has.

Amen.

Thanks for your excellent post!

[Yosemitest]

Because too many Democrats would lose their ability to fool the masses, if we did.
Think of all the money they'd lose from taxes and lobbyists if we could pass such a system as well designed as the Swiss have.
I'm all for having the Swiss system here.

[John Galt's cousin]

Thanks.

Saving this to read the cases later.