I watched a little bit of Joe Biden’s Facebook session this morning(I could only stand to watch a few minutes). He again made it clear yesterday that in the eyes of the administration the Second Amendment protects only the right for us to have a gun for self defense and to engage in shooting sports (Nothing really new in that).
If you string together what the administration has said on multiple occasions a clear image emerges. As long as we can own double barrel shotguns and hunting rifles, the Second Amendment is not violated. I did not watch enough to know if he took any position on handguns.
He had to struggle to find a "polite" way of responding to someone who took the position that possession of an AR-15 was protected by the Second Amendment.
If you were thinking the gun issue is dying down or that the administration was moderating its views or giving up, it is not and we can still expect a strong push for federal magazine limits and other restrictions one way or another.
We should not become complacent.
If you string together what the administration has said on multiple occasions a clear image emerges. As long as we can own double barrel shotguns and hunting rifles, the Second Amendment is not violated. I did not watch enough to know if he took any position on handguns.
He had to struggle to find a "polite" way of responding to someone who took the position that possession of an AR-15 was protected by the Second Amendment.
If you were thinking the gun issue is dying down or that the administration was moderating its views or giving up, it is not and we can still expect a strong push for federal magazine limits and other restrictions one way or another.
We should not become complacent.