Throughout history mankind has always found ways to store up certain valuables for either a rainy day or in case of emergency. State governments in the south, where there is little to no chance of snow, have snow plows in some garage somewhere, just for that “snowy day” that happens once in a blue moon. The prudent among us save up a little bit each paycheck and save for an emergency fund in case a disaster happens. On our computers, we have backup hard drives, DVDs full of duplicate data, and perhaps USB flash drives meant to store data in case we need to retrieve it. As a pilot I am trained and by law am expected to have an alternate route in case the intended one doesn’t work out. And though we must do so by law, we insure their homes and automobiles. And we have life insurance to take care of our families in the event of our death.
It is prudent to prepare for a time when disaster may strike, an unexpected event may occur, or if things just don’t go the way we had planned. This is exactly the purpose of the Second Amendment.
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.
The Founders knew that a free and peaceful country was the best route to stable and real prosperity for a nation. The the Constitution was a well-crafted document, though imperfect, which ensured the freedoms of mankind from the tyranny of an overbearing State. To remain free we are free to keep and bear arms. It is our Plan B for freedom.
Barack Obama has recently sought to initiate a new ban on assault weapons. Among the few minor changes, says Attorney General Eric Holder, is this such law. According to Holder, this ban “would help cut down on the flow of guns going across the border into Mexico, which is struggling with heavy violence among drug cartels along the border.” But what baffles me is that the federal government has a hard enough time stopping the flow of drugs into this country. Can Holder really believe an Assault Weapons Ban would keep firearms out of the hands of millionaire drug cartels who have no regard whatsoever for the current laws?
I often hear those against Assault Weapons say rhetorically, “Who needs to have an assault weapon?” There is a very clear answer: we all do. I don’t mean that each citizen must own one. I don’t mean that everyone should have one. I mean that assault weapons owned by private citizens protect against one thing: a failure of the system. It’s a backup, a last-resort against tyranny. It’s Plan B. It is up to “WE THE PEOPLE” to defend and protect our freedom; if nobody is able to do that because they are at a natural and legal disadvantage, then we cannot possibly implement Plan B if such a plan is necessary.
The reality is that the Obama administration does not want to ban all assault weapons. It wants to ban all assault weapons outside its control. The military is free to own and operate assault weapons. Obama’s body guards are free to own and operate assault weapons if they so choose. But if allowing us all to own assault weapons puts us on a level playing field (isn’t that what most liberals talk about a lot?) with the government, the Obama administration doesn’t like that too well. A monopoly on weapons would be preferred.
But against his oath of office, Barack Obama has decided to ignore a very clear Constitutionally-protected right to keep and bear arms. If Obama wants to be able to restrict our Constitutional rights, he must repeal that amendment. Then he’ll not be in conflict with the Constitution.
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