The Heller Decision
The recent Supreme Court opinion on the DC gun ban cannot possibly be skewed as a victory for gun rights advocates.
First of all, the syllabus is 157 pages long. That itself is historic. Kind of makes you wonder, why do they need all that space just to tell us that they have decided we may keep our right to bear arms? In addition, several large 2nd amendment foundations are heralding this as a new Golden Age of personal safety.
I’ve learned a long time ago, if you can’t present a basic premise clearly, such as the Constitution does in the 2nd Amendment, then you probably are going to have to tell half-truths and outright lies in order to make it sound good.
Pro 26:24-27 He that hateth dissembleth with his lips, and layeth up deceit within him; (25) When he speaketh fair, believe him not: for there are seven abominations in his heart. (26) Whose hatred is covered by deceit, his wickedness shall be showed before the whole congregation. (27) Whoso diggeth a pit shall fall therein: and he that rolleth a stone, it will return upon him.
Well they did a rather thorough job dissembling the 2nd Amendment with the Heller Decision. What’s actually happened is this decision has stripped away what little constitutional protection the right to bear arms had left, and opened it wide to interpretive, activist judges in the Federal Circuits.
It’s kind of like a bully, who wants to steal my toy, but there are adults around, and I might get noticed if I raise my voice. So he quietly comes over to me, puts his hand on my shoulder, looks me directly in the eye and says:
“You know, you should thank me. I’m not going to be a bully. Why? Because I like you. So, in my generosity, I’m going to allow you to play with your toy at certain times, and in designated areas. Now, please don’t disregard these guidelines that have been set up for your protection. If you transgress, then I will have to take your toy away permanently and send you to be incarcerated. Remember; don’t abuse this privilege that I am so mercifully bestowing upon you”
There never was a doubt that the 2nd Amendment referred to citizens of this country. There was no doubt, when carefully researched, that this provision was introduced in order to stop a corrupt and tyrannical government from taking over and harming its own citizens. Read history, people. The 1 killer of human beings in the history of the world, with no close second, is government.
The founding fathers knew this. Why would they have said the right to bear arms was a privilege that only the government can bestow upon you once it decides that you qualify as a federally-controlled militia?
Regulation is the back door to restriction. They now have decided that they can regulate what we do with our firearms. The Court is trying to fool us with the illusion of compromise and misdirection…
“Oh, well we can’t ban your guns, that’s not what this is about. No, we’re simply being wise and just telling you where you can store them and how they are stored, and where it’s illegal, and what paperwork you have to fill out…” What’s lost in translation is the assumption made and enforced by the federal government that it has the power to usurp those rights which are guaranteed by the Constitution to remain with the people themselves, almost at will. The country is eerily silent on this point, save a few courageous voices in the wilderness…
The illusion is being perpetrated that the supreme court case has somehow validated the constitution. This can only be possible if the assumption is made that the Supreme Court’s power supersedes that of our Constitution. I will not concede that effrontery. Neither should any discerning gun-rights organization.
The highest court in our land has now affirmed licensing schemes. There is a RIGHT TO OWN, you don’t need a license. The power to license is the power to prohibit.
The talking heads will be saying that the Supreme Court gave us our right to bear arms in this case. But that couldn’t be farther from the truth. Incrementalism is a very effective way of getting agendas pushed by opposition.
Your highly touted President and his “republican” court haven’t made it easier to fight crime. They’ve made it easier to fight gun owners.
All tyrannical governments in the past made sure the citizenry was unarmed prior to taking despotic control…Just remember that.
WAKE UP.
