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The latest killing spree by a mentally unstable man in Texas who had just been fired from his job has provoked the predictable round of calls that politicians “do something” and that something is, of course, confiscate lawfully owned firearms from law-abiding citizens.
The tone for this latest round of gun confiscation hysteria was set by former Representative Robert Francis “Beto” O’Rourke. O’Rourke, mired at the bottom of the Democratic presidential primary field and in danger of not making the next debate was asked by a reporter if gun owners should be worried that an imaginary President O’Rourke might confiscate their guns.
Reporter: How do you address fears that the government will confiscate semi-automatics?
O’Rourke: “I want to be really clear, that’s exactly what we are going to do”
Senator Chuck Schumer was also quick to jump on the gun confiscation bandwagon tweeting:
Our thoughts are with the victims, their families, & everyone injured in the shooting in Odessa & Midland, TX.
Thank you to the first responders who risked their lives to stop the threat.@senatemajldr should bring up H.R. 8 the week Congress returns. We must #endgunviolence.
But it was former HUD Secretary Julian Castro’s comments that really provoked this column.
"Often times it's actually hunters and folks that shoot on a range that understand that you don't need these weapons of war, the AR-15 and other similar weapons. I think more and more, many of them get it," the Texas Democrat said Sunday on NBC's "Meet the Press."
To Julian Castro, and those few misguided gun owners who might be tempted to agree with him, I am forced to point out that the Second Amendment, and the rights it protects, have nothing to do with hunting.
The Part Of The Second Amendment No One Reads
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The tone for this latest round of gun confiscation hysteria was set by former Representative Robert Francis “Beto” O’Rourke. O’Rourke, mired at the bottom of the Democratic presidential primary field and in danger of not making the next debate was asked by a reporter if gun owners should be worried that an imaginary President O’Rourke might confiscate their guns.
Reporter: How do you address fears that the government will confiscate semi-automatics?
O’Rourke: “I want to be really clear, that’s exactly what we are going to do”
Senator Chuck Schumer was also quick to jump on the gun confiscation bandwagon tweeting:
Our thoughts are with the victims, their families, & everyone injured in the shooting in Odessa & Midland, TX.
Thank you to the first responders who risked their lives to stop the threat.@senatemajldr should bring up H.R. 8 the week Congress returns. We must #endgunviolence.
But it was former HUD Secretary Julian Castro’s comments that really provoked this column.
"Often times it's actually hunters and folks that shoot on a range that understand that you don't need these weapons of war, the AR-15 and other similar weapons. I think more and more, many of them get it," the Texas Democrat said Sunday on NBC's "Meet the Press."
To Julian Castro, and those few misguided gun owners who might be tempted to agree with him, I am forced to point out that the Second Amendment, and the rights it protects, have nothing to do with hunting.
The Part Of The Second Amendment No One Reads
We urge CHQ readers and friends to share this article widely through their social media and email lists and to call their Representative and Senators through the toll-free Capitol Switchboard (1-866-220-0044) and to let President Trump know via the White House comment line (1-202-456-1111) that the Second Amendment is not negotiable.
