Guns are a problem for Left

LARRY ANDERSON
Larry Anderson

Politics, like all blood sports, consists of offense and defense.

Today, in general, the Left is on offense while the Right is playing defense. Should the Republicans win the White House in November, positions could shift, but that depends on the strength and determination of the one elected.

The radical Left has been pummeling the right relentlessly for the past 71/2 years. Liberals understand if they can wear the opposition down politically, rhetorically, and socially, they will win, and their agenda will fall into place.

By the by, the Left, Obama, the Clintons, Harry Reid, Nancy Pelosi, and their ilk are winning because they pretend no other point of view exists. The media, bureaucracies, and a radicalized judiciary back them up, partly because they are afraid not to.

The Right, conservatives and some Republicans, have been on defense with the primary goal of protecting our rights and bringing some common sense to a political arena operating on emotion and rhetoric so dishonest it would make a mobster blush.

Conservatives conserve; liberals force change, whether or not it is neededor even supported. We voters will have to decide what we want: a continuation of the attacks on individualism and personal rights or the preservation of those rights, protected for so long by the vigilant.

We can’t have both. We are too far gone.So — attack or protect, which will it be for you?

Nothing unhinges the Left quicker than the right to bear arms which they despise with every fiber of their tedious beings.

Indeed, the Left is constantly on offense when it comes to the Second Amendment because they are opposed to, and afraid of, a population that has a Constitutionally-guaranteed right to self-protection. The Left doesn’t want that kind of power in the hands of citizens.

At the apex of left-wing propaganda is the push to ban assault weapons, defined as guns with a certain clip capacity and rate of fire. In view of the slaughter we have witnessed recently, one would think the liberals have a point. Guns do facilitate fanaticism and insanity.

So why do conservatives and gun rights organizations such as the NRA continue to defend ownership of such weapons?

The reason is simple. If the Left succeeds in banning assault weapons, they will regard it as a victory in the progressive march toward removing all weapons from everyone who will comply. Following the ban on assault weapons would be another and another and another, until all guns are gone, even from those who use them only for sport or protection.

Liberals deny this is the goal. They lie with the ease of long experience.

If all the Left wanted was a ban on assault weapons, then most conservatives could be brought around, but the Left wants your handguns, too, and your hunting rifles.

Back in the day, Obama said, “No one wants your rifle or your shotgun,” but he was lying. Listen to him now. Different song.

The Leftist aim is the removal of all firearms. Their argument is for everyone’s safety, but the real reason is political. It is much easier to force a population into compliance if there is no means to resist.

Now, I don’t expect the Second Amendment to be repealed. That process is very difficult and requires a majority vote in Congress and from the states. Plus, there is much resistance on the part of people suspicious of governmental intentions.

There are other strategies just as effective.

For one, if Hillary Clinton is elected, she is certain to appoint a Leftist ideologue to the Supreme Court, supplying a 5/4 liberal advantage. Any gun- related case tried before the Court would prompt a ruling favorable to the Left. For Leftist disciples, including judges, constitutional protections are always secondary to the agenda.

Such a case would arrive promptly. Trust me, the Left knows how to get this done.

Do Lefties care about earlier Supreme Court rulings that defended individual ownership? Not a whit.

Clinton could facilitate rampant lawsuits against gun manufacturers and gun sellers. She could ban gun shows, auctions, and private sales currently protected.

Hillary could force a debilitating federal tax on ammunition or the banning of the manufacture of ammunition, thereby rendering firearms in any capacity useless.

Clintonians will try to assassinate the character and intent of all who own a gun, even those who practice safety and would never use a gun beyond home and family protection.

The Clinton regime could become increasingly intrusive into the privacy of ownership. The goal would be to make it prohibitive to own.

If you own a gun, liberal politicians claim, you are up to something.

Politicians will make that rhetorical case while protected by men armed with guns with the same capability that they would ban for those most likely to be attacked.

Innocent people.