2A is a civil right.

[farmerbyron]

. IDK why but it struck me as a powerful link between all of our other civil rights and the 2A. To me they are one in the same but we need to point out to those on the fence that all civil rights are sacred and gun rights are part of them. If we lose even one of our civil rights, the others will fall shortly and everything we have established will be over. We wouldn't stand for any other restriction of civil rights by a majority so why should the 2A suffer the consequences of an oppressive majority?

You know talking about the Katrina/martial law event triggered a memory from a movie scene. I found it and got goosebumps listening to it. It is amazing how this movie in 1998 was so damned prophetic.



You can easily apply bending or shredding the constitution just a little bit to this debate on restricting our gun rights. Hollywood got this movie right and should be required viewing in civics class. Amazing that we unleashed our military as a police force on our citizens in Louisiana. The founders worried about a standing army for this very reason and we should really take notice of the precipice we are on in regards to the ever expanding power of federal govt. If states and the people continue to have their power usurped by the federal govt., we will very soon have a totalitarian govt. that is beholden to no one but the select few in power.

Our constitution needs to be held in the highest regard. Especially the basic liberties spelled out by the bill of rights. If we pick and choose which ones we like, we will get to enjoy none of them. We need to frame this debate on this standard that there are certain rights, spelled out by the constitution, that cannot be infringed even by a majority of the populace. The 2A is a CIVIL right dammit!!!

 

[HMFIC]

Good point. Thanks for posting.

 

[grnflash]

Nice pick. That whole film is a pretty good preview of where we're headed.

If I remember right, it came out before 9/11, too.

 

[DeerAssassin]

I was thinking the movie V for Vendetta was kinda like what we're heading toward.

 

[abajaj11]

Gun control was first instituted in the USA to deprive newly freed slaves from owning firearms. Check out:
http://www.firearmsandliberty.com/cramer.racism.html
Even now, the victims of "gun control" are poor folks living in inner city neighborhoods.
Tragedy is, they have been effectively brainwashed and are addicted to the government teat, so they can't even think like free people anymore.

All they can do is blame the "system".
republicans.

 

[RugersGR8]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vn7bkncf1_E&list=UUwGGHSKfd1Wo6yADuaoaYVw&index=1
You Can't Ban Evil
Kira Davis
Published on Dec 17, 2012


"What a gun ban means for Americans, black Americans and safety."

 

[farmerbyron]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vn7bkncf1_E&list=UUwGGHSKfd1Wo6yADuaoaYVw&index=1
You Can't Ban Evil
Kira Davis
Published on Dec 17, 2012

"What a gun ban means for Americans, black Americans and safety."

A very well spoken woman there. We need more people like her speaking out instead of people like Alex Jones.