Posted on 06/09/2016 5:32:20 PM PDT by marktwain
Many people have said or written that while Donald Trump supports the Second Amendment, talk is cheap, and we do not have actions to back up the talk.
There is some truth in that. Donald Trump does not have a legislative record to show actions to back up his words. But words have meanings. If a nominee is unwilling to give us words in support of the Second Amendment, why should we believe that he will go to bat for us in the legislature, in the executive branch, or in the courts? If the nominee is too concerned with being politically correct when running for office, even in the primary, why should we believe that they will be willing to take more heat while in office, facing re-election, or under media pressure?
If a nominee will not specifically defend the Second Amendment verbally and in writing before being elected, why would we expect them to do so afterwards?
Here is the record of Republican nominees over the last hundred years to see how they compared with Donald Trump.
The Second Amendment was not an issue before 1968. In 1932 Franklin Roosevelt had pushed through the first serious federal gun control law. It impacted few people at first. It only had an effect on machine guns, short barreled shotguns and rifles, and silencers that crossed state lines in interstate commerce. Most people paid little attention to the onerous regulations and taxes that were imposed. There were few prosecutions.
Even as late as 1964 Barry Goldwater, when he spoke of the Second Amendment, spoke of it in the context of hunting. From scribd.com:
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Your friend C
I remember an interview a while ago with John Lott where he was talking about meeting a young Obama in Chicago at the college that they both were lecturing at.
Going from memory, the conversation went something like this:
*introductions*
Obama: “Oh, you’re the gun guy.”
Lott: “Well, I guess, so.”
Obama: “I don’t believe people should be able to own guns.”
Lott then suggested that they meet up sometime to talk about it. Obama just turned his back and walked away.
I believe this was over 20 years ago. I remember it from one of the gun podcasts I listen to.
You are welcome, friend.
We have been fighting the fight for a long time.
Never, never, never give up!
Thanks for sharing. It’s just an abomination that we have a president who doesn’t believe in the Constitution, of which he took an oath to preserve, protect and defend, against all enemies foreign and domestic!!!
Regrettably—and much to my current shame—I actually voted for this traitor in 2008. While rooting for Mittens last time, I missed my only GE. {My mother had just passed away in October and Mittens lackluster campaign did not motivate me otherwise}
Now, after totally abandoning my former democratic affiliation, I cannot wait to watch the Obamas get the hell out of the White House and for them to turn over the keys to President Donald Trump and his beautiful family!!!
Hear-hear!
Confirmation is a good thing :)
That is a given, but we have to keep encouraging each other.
Thank God Almighty for Trump. Now lets get him into the White House.
Doesn't matter to the "principled conservatives" who would rather Hillary or perhaps Cruz even though it would take a act of tyranny/treachery to make it happen.
Pogo had it right....
?GO TRUMP!!!
Yeah, I noticed. He will only ignore the second amendment if you’re on a secret list for secret reasons. I don’t care for it when Hillary says that and see no reason to change my mind just because The Donald said it. He says lots of stuff. He used to say banning mean-looking weapons was a good idea. He may say it again. There’s no predicting.
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