If there is one Holy Grail target that the political left obsesses over more that anything else, it is getting their hands on the 2nd Amendment and molding it to their will or erasing it forever.
The pursuit of American gun rights is paramount to them, beyond critical race theory, beyond gender politics, even beyond the abortion debate. The problem for them is that ever since the Obama era they have consistently hit a brick wall in terms of convincing the general public to give another inch of ground when it comes to gun control.
To be sure, there are many reasons for this that coincide.
First, the credit crash of 2008 opened many people’s eyes to the possibility that the economic systems we take for granted today could disappear tomorrow. Gun rights were no longer a matter of “tradition,” but a matter of necessity.
If the system breaks down and emergency services are overwhelmed or disappear then the only person you can rely on to protect your family is you. Mortal realities always win over emotional and reactionary demands. In other words, the benefits of individual self protection greatly outweigh any potential risks of criminality or abuse.
Second, the advent of the covid mandates, lockdowns and the blatant attempts to implement vaccine passport tyranny upon half the population of this country yet again reinforced the idea that gun rights are more important than ever. Without the unified refusal to comply by conservatives and some moderate Americans, it is highly likely that our nation would be in the same situation as China is right now – A pointless cycle of lockdowns, authoritarian denial of basic services for people that refuse to submit to a highly experimental mRNA vaccine, and even worse supply chain disruptions and financial instability than we already have.
Make no mistake, the reason the US is mostly free from these draconian conditions today is because of the continued existence of the 2nd Amendment and an armed citizenry. Without these things, there is no longer any obstacle to enforcing whatever unconstitutional provisions the establishment wants.
Third, with the advent of the BLM riots, inflationary pressures and rising crime rates, there has been a renewed interest in gun ownership in the US among normies. It’s not just a conservative trend, many democrats have suddenly taken an interest also.
There is very little chance that increased gun restrictions are going to happen with the approval of the public. The only way it could even be attempted is through executive order, and many millions of Americans will simply say ‘no’, just as they did with the vaccine passports.
And, let’s be clear about what is really going on: The intention of political elites and the left is not “reasonable gun control.” Their purpose is indeed confiscation.
if the DemonicRats keep stealing elections then they will vote whatever they want and the public be damned!
already happening!
We should start with some common sense approaches. Back ground checks are fine by me. Let’s vote and get those things in place. Some states like MD already have assault weapons bans in place and we are limited in what we can own and the hoops we must jump through to get a pistol.
I’m a gun owner. In my lifetime I’ve suffered two very frightening burglaries, discovered when my family returned home to find the house completely ransacked. And even worse, I suffered through an attempted home invasion. We dialed 911 and thankfully the police arrived very promptly and were able to stop the perpetrators before they gained access to our house through the basement that they had broken in through. The detective brought a machete in and dropped it on the kitchen table and asked me if we “normally leave this machete laying in the backyard.” I knew then and there that in the future I was going to keep an effective home defense weapon. Initially I made a common mistake and got a semi-automatic handgun, but eventually sold it and got what is almost always advised to be the best home defense gun: a 12 gauge pump shotgun. So, on the basis of this very real personal history, I own a gun, and support the right to keep a gun for legitimate self defense. Recently, however, I have reconsidered my support for the right to keep an AR-15 or similar weapon in the home for such purposes. I know they would be very effective, and might be easier to handle than a shotgun. I previously thought about having one but instead chose my shotgun. But as I’ve heard more about the carnage they can unleash, I’m no longer convinced we ought to have a right to keep them. I have no doubt that a reasonably well trained operator of a shotgun can get the home defense job done. And for some reason shotguns have not appeared nearly so many times (if at all) at mass shootings. So maybe it would be worth it to ban the semi-automatic “assault” rifles? I’m still not completely sure I’ve made up my mind.
Takes a GOOD GUY with a Gun to Stop a BAD GUY with a GUN !!!! REST MY CASE !!!! SHUT Govt the Hell UP !!!