Monday, January 13, 2014

NPR, CSGV think lack of military service reduces one's authority on gun rights

I have never asked anyone to give my views any more weight because of my stint in the Army, and I will never claim that a person who has never served is therefore less qualified to comment on gun rights and "gun control." Military service, past or present, plays no role in one's authority on the issue of the right to keep and bear arms--and neither does lack of such service--unless Everitt wants to argue that Timothy McVeigh was more qualified on the issue than was, say, Sarah Brady.

5 comments:

Mt Top Patriot said...

Kind of like what Patrick Henry said, who cares what others think. I have a rifle, it's mine, when it comes time to use it, I, my training and in defense of me and my loved ones, my property and last but not least my Liberty, I've prepared to make the bastards pay in blood.
That is as it should be.

If some arrogant commies think they have some magic unicorn fart laced fairy dust they can sprinkle around to disguise their malice and ulterior motive, it still don't convey on to them the right to define my right to arm myself from their attempts to deny such an inherent thing as my rifle and if I can or can not legitimately own it.
I'm legitimate because I am a natural unalienable Freeman to begin with, so's my rifle.

If they want it so bad, they should stop the yakin', come and take it.

Ed said...

At the time of the American Revolution and the formation of the United States, we eliminated for the most part class distinction in the United States. We must work vigorously to avoid reestablishment of various classes, whether it be military veteran or non-veteran, government employee at any level or not, elected official at any level or not. All of our citizens' voices count in the discussion as each share equally in our rights and each have an equal vote. The only distinction we should have is citizen, naturalized alien (on the path to citizenship but cannot vote or serve on juries yet), visitor with valid visa (will leave on a finite time limit) or illegal alien (subject to deportation when detected). Those who do not wish to enjoy our rights should not advocate their removal of the right from the rest of us and should not ever be given the choice to remove them from anyone. These issues should never come up for a vote, either by the electorate, town or city councils, the state legislatures or Congress.

Anonymous said...

nice piece on the second amendment and the D.C. vs Heller decision

http://www.policymic.com/articles/24557/9-things-you-didn-t-know-about-the-second-amendment

Anonymous said...

Or unless one is prepared to argue that President Obama is not qualified to be Commander-in-Chief since he never served in the military, or that George Bush senior was the most qualified recent president, having flown combat in WWII.

Anonymous said...

Well said, Ed. Most of the founders did not intend for a class system to be set up here.

Being a free American citizen is the highest achievement in our society.

People are now free to serve or not, at their will. If it comes to it again, we will all serve in whatever capacity we can. That is the glory of a free society, that no man can take from us.