08.05.06

The Bill of Rights “a la carte”?

Posted in Politics at 2:12 pm by JEG

Here’s “Repack Rider’s” stunningly uninformed analysis of gun-related crimes in the United States, from the comment section on the previous post:

“Our Second Amendment right to keep and bear arms costs us more deaths than all the terrorists acts in our history…”

The problem with this analysis is that it holds the Bill of Rights responsible for gun crime. News flash: I’m willing to bet you a mortgage payment that gun crimes are largely committed by folks that DON’T ADHERE TO THE LAW OF THE LAND! And as JB conveyed, DC is the PERFECT example. Outlaw guns, and only the outlaws will use them.

The funniest, most fallacious part of his/her argument? “Rider” takes JB to task for pledging allegiance to a government that is somehow using “enemies as a means to steal our freedom and retain power.” In the next breath, “Rider” tries to have it both ways by blaming gun crime on the 2nd Ammendment. I’m confused, Rider! Is the government stripping us of our rights or maintaining them? If you want to write your own version of the Constitution, be my guest. But you can’t complain about the 2nd Amendment and at the same time whine about the government “stealing your freedom.”

And pulling Orwell into this? Forgive me, but how passe!!!!

Food for thought.

JEG

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