I know that many of you don't care about politics. Honestly, I didn't used to. I felt like my opinion in politics fell on deaf ears, so why should I even bother? What's the point of voting in the state of Alabama when I already know it'll always be a red state? Because this year, there's someone who is running for office that will absolutely use every chance she gets to destroy the gun culture in America.
What is the "current gun culture" in the United States? It's getting up in the early hours of the morning in frigid temperatures to go hunting to put food on the table. It's taking a bunch of friends out to the range and enjoying a day of shooting sports. It's having long discussions over drinks about what caliber is best. It's what will keep you safe when everything else goes wrong. What makes the gun culture in America different from other countries? It's that it's guaranteed.
Or at least it should be. Most people in the U.S. agree that the Second Amendment to the Constitution guarantees the right of an individual to keep bear arms. This was verified in 2008 by the Supreme Court decision, District of Columbia vs Heller. However, Hillary Clinton disagrees with this. She has openly said "the Supreme Court got it WRONG on the Second Amendment." Why would she say that? Maybe she knows better than any of the Supreme Court Justices (sarcasm). She interprets the Second Amendment to apply only to the armed services (or "militia") and doesn't apply to the average citizen, even though the words say, "right of the people" and "shall not be infringed." So when a person says to me "Look, she said she's not 'coming for your guns'," I'm calling BS. Hillary has said multiple times that we need to "look to the Great Britain or Australia model" as an example for what we should have here in the United States. Have you looked at what happened in Australia? Gun ban and confiscation.
"Well she can't do that without going through the Congress." Haven't you heard of an Executive Order? President Obama has been abusing this power for the last year after he's been unable to do much about gun control during his term.
Now, I don't believe she'll just come in and confiscate weapons. Here in the U.S. (especially the south) that's a good way to start an uprising. But she'll find different ways around this. First thing is that she'll appoint her Justices to the Supreme Court and get the Heller decision reversed - so now the Second Amendment will only apply to the militia. What does this mean? This means citizens can keep and bear arms only as long as she says it's okay. That won't last long.
With the courts on her side, she'll then decide that gun manufacturers can be held liable for the actions of a killer. Once that decision is made, ALL of the gun companies in the United States will go out of business or move out of the country - which of course will prompt strict importation laws against guns and gun related products. No company would insure a gun manufacturer in the U.S. Scared yet? It gets better.
Re-instatement of the old Clinton Gun Ban from the 90's, except this time there will be no "work arounds" and no sunset clause. Semi-automatic weapons like the AR-15 will become illegal to own overnight (already happened in places like California and Massachusetts) and possibly even semi-automatic rifles in general because "you don't need a semi-automatic rifle to hunt deer." Magazines with over 10 rounds will also be banned - and magazine confiscation has already begun in California. But wait! There's more!
As the violent crime rate inevitably increases (Great Britain model), the Democrats will say "well it must be due to all of those semi-auto handguns because they kill faster." ......and I think you get the picture. It won't take long at all for someone like Hillary to change the gun culture in America. It certainly won't be for the better.
So now I bet you're wondering, "What can I do to change this?"
Unfortunately, there's very little only one person can do about this. The best thing you can do is inform your friends. Correct those who are uneducated about guns and make sure they know the facts. Educate anyone who wants to preserve their right to keep and bear arms and get them to vote in November. Yes - one vote doesn't do much, but what if everyone thought that way? What about 50 votes? 1,000 votes? You need to get to the polls and bring your friends. You don't like the choices on the ballot this year? Too bad. Unfortunately, Mr./Mrs. Perfect isn't running this year. If you're a one-issue voter and that issue is on guns, there's only one real choice.
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