Posted on 06/04/2022 10:33:48 PM PDT by bitt
Below is my column in The Hill on the calls for gun bans after the massacre in Uvalde, Texas. The massacre has already been used as the basis for calls to end the filibuster, pack the court, limits on gun ownership, and outright bans. One member called for all of the above. The rhetoric is again outstripping the reality of constitutional and practical limits for gun control. Last night, President Joe Biden formally called for banning “assault weapons” while repeating the dubious claim that an earlier ban sharply reduced mass shootings.
Here is the column:
In our increasingly hateful and divisive politics, there are times when our nation seems incapable of coming together for a common purpose. Tragedies — moments of shared national grieving and mutual support — once were the exception. Yet one of the most chilling aspects of the aftermath of the school massacre in Uvalde, Texas, was how the moment of unity was quickly lost to political posturing.
Politicians have long admitted that a crisis is an opportunity not to be missed — the greater the tragedy, the greater the opportunity. After the mass shooting at a Buffalo supermarket, New York’s Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) called for censorship to “silence the voices of hatred and racism.” After the Uvalde massacre, some Democrats renewed calls for everything from court packing to ending the Senate filibuster.
The most immediate response, however, was a call for gun bans. Vice President Kamala Harris got out front of the White House by demanding a ban on AR-15s, the most popular weapon in America. Then President Joe Biden created a stir by suggesting he might seek to ban 9mm weapons.
Such calls are not limited to the United States. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced that his government is introducing legislation to “implement a national freeze on handgun ownership.” He said Canadians would no longer be able “to buy, sell, transfer or import handguns anywhere in Canada,” adding that “there is no reason anyone in Canada should need guns in their everyday lives.”
The difference between the push in the two countries is the existence of the Second Amendment in the United States — a constitutionally mandated “reason” why Americans are allowed to have guns; they don’t have to prove it to the government.
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do not forget that biden directy stated that “ no right is absolute”.
therefore, declaring himself, KING!
What Constitution?
In August 1927, China’s Mao Zedong said, “Political power grows out of the barrel of a gun.”
Therein lies the thorny problem for America’s Leftists. The Second Amendment guarantees the American people KEEP their political power.
The dictator Justin Trudeau simply outlawed handgun ownership in one speech and, in doing so, imposed real tyranny in Canada in the blink of an eye.
People like biden (and all democrat party voters for that fact) are why the founders enshrined the 2nd amendment in the first place.
You have to ask yourself, ...why is this man trying to star a revolution, especially one that would be totally impossible for him to win? Do these people hate America that much?
Just ask Australia New Zealand and now Canada. AN UNARMED POPULACE IS NO LONGER A THREAT TO THIER AUTHORITARIAN RULE
Very accurate insight.
Come and take it.
Remember??? This asshat swore an oath to uphold and defend the Constitution of the US when he took office? This is the same asshat that now says that certain amendments of that Constitution are not ‘absolute’?????? Treasonous and very impeachable IMHO....
The Democrats have long pushed to make the Constitution a “Living Document” meaning they could change it whenever they so desired.
‘do not forget that biden directy stated that “ no right is absolute”.’
Except the Democrats right to seize power.
An impeachable offense is whatever a majority of the US House says it is,treason is defined in the Constitution.
Article III, Section 3, Clause 1: Treason against the United States, shall consist only in levying War against them, or in adhering to their Enemies, giving them Aid and Comfort.
This isn’t it.
Words mean things, unless you’re Humpty Dumpty:
When I use a word,’ Humpty Dumpty said in rather a scornful tone, ‘it means just what I choose it to mean — neither more nor less.’
’The question is,’ said Alice, ‘whether you can make words mean so many different things.’
’The question is,’ said Humpty Dumpty, ‘which is to be master — that’s all
Bkmk.
Unfortunately true.
But the Republican party can’t bring themselves to say shit even when they have a mouthful!
Stooge Trudeau and his master Soros.
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