| Rudy Giuliani Defends Gun Control |
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| Written by Mike Kinsey | |
| Monday, 12 February 2007 | |
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A recent article from Townhall.com recounts former Mayor of New York City and Presidential hopeful Rudolph Giuliani’s anti-gun views. History has repeatedly told the Republican National Committee that a candidate that does not support the individual right to keep and bear arms will not be supported by the large majority of their members. Unfortunately, it appears as if the GOP has not yet learned that important lesson. "I used gun control as mayor," [Giuliani] said at a news conference Saturday during a swing through California. But "I understand the Second Amendment. I understand the right to bear arms."Unfortunately, Mayor Giuliani quickly proved that he does not understand the Second Amendment. In a feeble attempt to justify his gun control measures, Rudy said that what he did as Mayor “did not affect hunters.” My apologies, Sir, but you need to re-read your history books and the Constitution you swore to uphold. The innate right to bear arms protected by the U.S. Constitution and almost all state constitutions has absolutely nothing to do with hunting. The need for individual firearm ownership is far more important and is easily discernible from the constitutional language itself. From the Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution: A well regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the People to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed. From Article 1, Section 4 of the Ohio Constitution: The people have the right to bear arms for their defense and security. I do not see anything in either of those simple statements that discusses hunting. Rather, they describe the necessity of individual firearm ownership for “the security of a free state” and for our “defense and security.” Is Mayor Giuliani really trying to convince us that our “free state” can be threatened by white-tailed deer? Is he honestly trying to tell Ohioans that we need “defense and security” from spring turkeys? No matter which political party you generally find yourself supporting, OFCC humbly asks that you take thirty seconds and send them a quick email, letter, or phone call unequivocally stating that you will not support an anti-gun Presidential candidate, regardless of how they try and justify their victim disarmament policies. Contact information for the Republican National Committee can be found here. Contact information for the Democratic National Committee can be found here. |