SHALL NOT BE INFRINGED! These words were written for a reason. Despite relatively recent SCOTUS decisions re-affirming our individual rights, District of Columbia v. Heller (2008), the assault on our rights continue. Justice Scalia in his majority opinion wrote the 2A protects the individual’s right to own “commonly used firearms”.
If there is any question that the AR15, AK47, ect are “Commonly used firearm”, SCOTUS prior to DC v. Heller, wrote in 1994 with Staples v. United States that semi-automatic rifles are common. This is all legal discourse for what we know to be true without decades of argument. The 2A was written not to give us the right, but to restrain the Government from infringing on every patriot’s right to the freedom to protect themselves in the manner they see fit.
In the wake of last week’s shooting in Texas it re-affirms that a good person armed saves lives. The horrific damage inflicted at the church, with the loss of two lives, could have been achieved by a knife or vehicle, but limited by the legal use of a firearm, lives were saved from a murderous felon intent on causing death by any means.
Finally, get out and vote every single election. What we are seeing in Virginia could have been avoided had people exercised their right to vote. Our Gov. attempted this legislature prior, but was shot down (pun intended), because he did not have the majority. That should have been our warning, and while Virginia may actually turn out to be a good thing, as there should be Court injunctions filed on these laws. Those injunctions could have more wide spread effects than just Virginia if they re-affirm the 2A’s individual rights, it would have been easier to have voted.
I say that because Virginia may have lost that chance, but Georgia and Kentucky, you are seeing pre-filed bills already. I have no doubt people in my state laughed and said “This is Virginia, it will never happen”. It did, so if you are in Kentucky and Georgia and say the same, pay attention. I love this Country and have now lived in 4 states(Alabama, Kentucky, North Carolina, and Virginia). Two of them seeing direct threats to our Freedom.
My concern over this legislation is not because I, or anyone else agreeing with these principles, do not care about our fellow American. We know and understand from history, and continuing events (Venezuela, Chicago, New York, etc), Gun Bans do not result in increased safety, they result in innocent lives lost.
SB64(amendment to illegal paramilitary activity) should be of great concern as well. This, making the training of firearms with another for the purpose of civil disorder or intimidation of others a felony. Make no mistake the revolutionary militias our Country was founded on would have been guilty and charged as Felons under this code section.
The question is why do we need to file this amendment now? I can guarantee if you are training for a terrorist attack on our country it is already a crime. This law is written so vaguely anyone exercising their 2A rights in an open carry event, with a long history of peaceful assembly, could be deemed to “intimidate”, and therefore guilty of a felony. Anyone training in a Militia, which has long been an anti-gun argument wrongfully applied to the 2nd Amendment (the 2A only applies to Militias, not individuals), could be guilty.
I still have faith that we can pull through this, but it will take not only motivation but educating ourselves in the process. God Bless, and for my Marines out there, Semper Fi!
The Conservative Marine 