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For it has been said so truthfully that it is the soldier, not the reporter, who has given us the freedom of the press. It is the soldier, not the poet, who has given us freedom of speech.

I've always thought this was arrogant BS. Our liberties, as so ably expressed in our Constitution, come from our Creator. Soldiers (in free countries) protect those freedoms. And in oppressed countries, soldiers just as readily deny people their natural rights.

I agree with the general spirit of the original piece - our soldiers should be lauded for defending their country. But the day I owe the continued existence of my rights to anyone but God is the day I get out my guns.

Our liberties, as so ably expressed in our Constitution, come from our Creator.

You're already in trouble, then. Schumer, Feinstein, Hillary Clinton, and a whole host of other congressional members believe you are wrong. To them, ownership of firearms is offered to you as priviledges of the state. Your gun ownership should be tracked, monitored, and you should be fingerprinted, evaluated, and licensed before you can be trusted own what few remaining weapons are legal. Furthermore, your family's self-defense is now the sole obligation and right of the state. Any use of force on your part to protect yourself will be carefully examined against their politically correct standards.

Feinstein has said that she would ban all private ownership of weapons if she could. Your faith in God's gift of freedom, and your confidence that God gave you the right to defend your life and your freedom mean nothing to these timid and quaking public figures. They would stand between you and your second amendment rights, instead offering the corrupt, imperfect vehicle of the state as your protector.

They would stand between us and our natural, instinctive, inborn right to defend ourselves, our communities, and our freedom. And they would do all of this in the name of a fragile safety that Benjamin Franklin would say is undeserved.

Stay safe!