The 2nd amendment secures our freedom!
“The prospect of tyranny may not grab the headlines the way vivid stories of gun crime routinely do. But few saw the Third Reich coming until it was too late. The Second Amendment is a doomsday provision, one designed for those exceptionally rare circumstances where all other rights have failed—where the government refuses to stand for reelection and silences those who protest; where courts have lost the courage to oppose, or can find no one to enforce their decrees. However improbable these contingencies may seem today, facing them unprepared is a mistake a free people get to make only once”.
Judge Alex Kozinsky
I agree. That's why when I look at a candidate for office I look at his/her position on protecting the Second Amendment and whether they will work to protect our right to arm ourselves as we see fit. The way I see it, if a politician can't be trusted to protect the Second Amendment then they can't be trusted with anything else.
And I'll see your quote and raise my favorite:
"How a politician stands on the Second Amendment tells you how he or she views you as an individual...as a trustworthy and productive citizen, or as part of an unruly crowd that needs to be lorded over, controlled, supervised, and taken care of."
[Former] State Rep. Suzanna Gratia Hupp (R) of Texas
