My experience with anti-gun folks is that they are usually ignorant about guns, how they work, the reality of the risk that they present, and everything else relevant about firearms. Occasionally, though, I find that anti-gunners aren’t ignorant (or aren’t just ignorant) but that they are cowards.
We could put every anti-gun member of Congress in the coward category. They have access to the data about the truth about gun ownership and gun violence statistics, but they would rather restrict your freedoms than to be adults about firearms and reality.
A perfect example of this cowardice has come up around a new member of the House of Representatives. Marisa Schultz writes,
Rep.-elect Lauren Boebert, a gun-rights enthusiast, slammed an effort by House Democrats to ban lawmakers from carrying guns at the Capitol, pledging to fight back against any attempt to restrict her Second Amendment rights.
“The Democrats are always up for stripping away our Constitutional rights and feel threatened when we simply want to exercise those rights,” Boebert told Fox News Wednesday. “I carry a firearm to protect myself and want to exercise my right to do so in one of the most dangerous cities in America. They want to take that right away from me. I look forward to helping make sure they can’t.”
At least 21 Democrats sent a letter Tuesday to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., and GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., asking that lawmakers be banned from carrying guns on all Capitol grounds.
Schultz continues:
“Ultimately, the current regulations create needless risk for Members of Congress, their staff, members of the Capitol Police, and visitors to the Capitol grounds,” the lawmakers wrote.
Needless risk, eh? But they’re okay with law enforcement carrying on Capital Hill, so this seems pretty disingenuous. Is it really a safety issue? Dean Weingarten doesn’t think so. Weingarten writes,
Those members of Congress were perfectly willing to allow members of Congress to have the right to keep and bear arms, as long as it was on the “low down”, in the closet, lest the public gets the idea the Second Amendment actually meant something. But now that the principled Representative Boebert refuses to stay in the Second Amendment closet, that is not allowed.
Again, we can’t call those Democrat members of Congress ignorant. They’re just cowards.
Either way, this is a publicity play, and they need to keep their hands off of Boebert’s guns.
Guns don’t shoot people people use them to shoot people we will need them to defend our country when the war starts every body has a right to carry guns or not to. We have a lot of mentally Ill people who went to war for our country who didn’t come back the same as they left. Some people were born that way. Black gangs drugs kill there own to be top power same with white asian Mexican. Gangs kill mostly a lot of people not just black. Maybe black people were born with genetic defects that make them more susceptible disease. But we all die from diseases. They choose there way of life just like the rest of us do I’m so sick of hearing the whining of blacks don’t have this they don’t have that well guess what I don’t either but it not
T black peoples fault You have to really want something an work hard to get there if u really want it that bad. But they don’t want to work that hard they want it handed to them on a player. The only reason white people aren’t shown when abused by cops is because it blocked. Biden is a true racist but because they need him to be the puppet they tolerate him while keeping the underhanded shit they are pulling out of site. But u learn to adapt to the different races an get along with them they are quite nice some think they have a superior attitude an are better than you those people I don’t like Kamala Harris might be a good president for the black people but I don’t think it’s gonna be good for all the other races. An white supremacy didn’t create all the problems with our country. An black people were sold by there own country they critics Abraham Lincoln for haveing 2 black peoples th help with his house he helped free the slaves Kamala Harris comes from a family of slave owners so why is she different. She does what benefits her most to achieve what she wants no matter how many black Asian white etc to get where she wants to be but I’m willing to say with my life biden will be dead or mental incapible of being president within 2 yrs of his election. She is already taking control of his duties slowly an sneaky Biden even said she runs most things. I’ll be dead in a few years because I’m old. Kamala is one of the founding people of Blm they are raking in money left an right for there militia with them being able to keep there guns but the rest even private citizens law enforcement military won’t only criminals will
Fuck the swampeatacrats rino s etc. God be with us who can be against us? Commi hacks frauds cowards lemmings can take your commi manifesto crap news networks and stick it..
Yep, when it’s a crime to have a gun, only criminals will have guns!!
When it’s a crime to have a gun, only criminals will have guns!!
Rebecca you are so right but you must understand it is not gun control it is about their control over the people. They have made this issue about class distinction not what is right or wrong. Have you seen any of the people who have lied to congress or senate put in jail, oh yeah they lied about Gen Flynn and he lost everything. They have not seen anything yet, Biden is just getting started, look at the union once again the Dems lied to them. Hold the constitution close and pray that God will give us the strength to persevere.
When owning a gun is a crime, I will be a criminal! NO effing Government patsy is going to tell me I cannot own a gun because The Constitution Of The United States of America states clearly I can! We in Maryland are already pissed off over the “red flag law” claiming an innocent life by an overzealous police officer (exonerated of course) and the draconian hoops and barrels we have to navigate in order to exercise our 2A rights! Now more bullshit regulations from the Feds! It has to end, but I’m afraid it won’t end peacefully!
2 years?? They’ll use the 25th amendment on him before the 4th of July this year.
Oh please! Democrats loathe all of humanity, especially their own and most especially that of children ripe for Leftist victimization and corruption. No Leftist vomit too vile or deadly for the kids.
Why don’t we follow the democrat agenda and defend the police in d.c. That would be the most awesome sight. Every politician, bidding behind pillars and bushes trying to make it to their cars, while antifa and blm use them as target practice.
I’m so sick about GOP in houses not fighting back. If Democrats wrote letters condemning guns in Capitol, then IMMEDIATELY GOP is to write twice as many letters saying guns should be allowed. Ya got AOC complaining she doesn’t feel safe, when her party is the one harassing GOP. Maybe GOP doesn’t feel safe with Dems crazy actions and hatred? Letter writing should be automatic. Clearly GOP needs a “Conflict Resolution Manager” like Dems have, to teach them to fight back? I vote Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene. She needs to direct the conflict so GOP starts winning. It’s pitiful watching Dems cheat and lie while our guys sit there.
Finally someone in office who will tell the gun grabbers where they can stuff it, not just lie to us and the press and then fold when confronted. I and millions of other American citizens wholeheartedly agree, you can not have my firearms. As long as there has been an American Bill of Rights the God given Right to Keep and Bear Arms has been constitutionally protected for all Americans, not just those dictator wannabes in office who see themselves as above the laws that they use to rule over the mere peasants of America.
Your article is slightly out of date. She has been sworn in, shre is no longer Representative-elect. I wish her well and hope she can heklp stop some of the bad legislation I suspect is on its way
Several months back I was about to Spend $$$ on a Polymer 80 Glock 17 style handgun. Something that no one knew about, off the books per say. That way I’d have something when the Government decided to pass strict gun control the Democrats were just waiting for, especially now that they have a majority. They have long planned To register/ restrict gun ownership and then ban them altogether. I’ve served my country and been a 1st responder most of my adult life. I’ve never violated a state or federal law ever. Then I came to my senses and realized that if my Govt ever did the above 1. I wouldn’t register any of my guns 2. I’d never surrender any of my weapons 3. for the first time in my life I’d be a criminal and a Felon! I came to be at peace with this decision. Because I realized I would no longer be citizen of the United States. Because when the 2nd Amendment is voided out I would become a man without a country. Finally any man that came to take my weapons would be an enemy combatant, a domestic one that I pledged to the constitution to defend against if needed. I just thought I’d never see the day, an pray I still don’t!
Among the 27 Amendments to the Constitution, the 2nd is the only one to specify that it “Shall not be infringed!”
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