March 20,2013

How Dare They

By Tammy Derouin

Senator Feinstein and the Progressive members of Congress feel they know what’s best.  How dare they attempt to regulate my weapon of choice.  How dare they assume they can tamper with my rights.  They are disarming law abiding American citizens but they are very aware of that fact.

I applaud those in Congress who are willing to stand up to the Progressives.  It’s refreshing to know there are some in Congress willing to use the Constitution as a guide.  Progressive politicians have betrayed the very basic principles of our nation.  They will state they have great respect for the Constitution yet they attempt to dismantle it. 

Studies have shown that gun violence in America has increased dramatically with increased violence in the entertainment industry.  If they were truly concerned about the massacres that have taken place they would take aim at Hollywood, not the American people.  Massacres like we witness in today’s society didn’t take place when every household had a gun over the mantle or when every cowboy or townsmen had one strapped to their waist.  Violence has increased dramatically in entertainment and so has violence in our society.

We have reduced the value of human life to points per kill.  We have allowed degrading lyrics, images and gestures into music and music videos.  So it’s okay for a “musician” to make the gun gesture with his hand but a kid on the playground is subjected to being expelled and humiliated?  We are going to freak out because a kid shows a picture of a B B gun or a fourth of a Pop Tart is missing?  Have we really become so dimwitted?   The entertainment industry and irresponsible parents share much blame.  Progressives won’t  sever a hand that has fed them so well. They won’t consider anything except gun control because that is exactly what it is, control.

Senator Feinstein stated she didn’t need a lecture on the Constitution.  How about a lesson in history?  History is why we must follow the Constitution and The Bill of Rights.  If our elected officials truly believed in the founding principles of this nation, they would follow the guide they’ve sworn to uphold.    

History teaches very clearly that when a government wants complete control, it disarms the population.  The people are told it is for their protection.  Once the population is disarmed, the government swoops in and scoops up people they find dangerous, to be determined and amended as needed.  Once the people have no means of protecting themselves, tyranny claims its throne. 

The European Jews, German Jews, are a prime example in history.  The Jews were blamed for Germany’s problems.  They too were disarmed.  They were labeled and segregated.  Their placement in the ghettos was for their protection.  Once they were defenseless and had no means of information or communication they were moved once again.  The final move didn’t end well for six million. This was Hitler’s Final Solution.

The Communists disarmed the population in the Soviet Union.  Under Stalin, 20 million people were rounded up and exterminated.  History proves that the people suffer when a government becomes too powerful and turns to Communism.

American History has examples too.  The mass exodus and what I call genocide of the Native Americans.  Japanese internment camps during WWII and when the government prohibited the black population to own guns after slavery was abolished.  These are just a few examples.  I do believe it can happen in America because it already has happened.  Once we give up our rights for security we are no longer free.  We will become just like Europe; on the road to serfdom.

I will not apologize for being concerned when my own government attempts to disarm the population.  I will not apologize for the concern I have when my government takes control of the news media.  The government is trampling over the Constitution and The Bill of Rights.  I grew up learning that our government was different because of its structure.  I learned that Americans were exceptional because we had the Constitution and Bill Of Rights.  I will not apologize nor will I allow Progressives to demonize me or anyone that stands up to defend our Constitution. 

Progressives are all about control.  Mayor Bloomberg of NYC is an excellent example.  He’s the mayor, not your parent!  People that want to build a utopia are very dangerous.  History is full of examples of those that wanted to rule the world.  Their path of destruction impacts millions as they try to build a perfect society.  When did Americans become the sheep? 

How dare they claim to respect the Constitution. 

“No free man shall ever be debarred the use of arms.  The strongest reason for the people to retain the right to keep and bear arms is, as a last resort, to protect themselves against tyranny in government.”

Thomas Jefferson