The Democrat-controlled Virginia General Assembly passed multiple gun control bills on February 12, including several that are now on their way to Governor Glenn Youngkin’s office for his signature. The controversial legislation has prompted intense debate between supporters who say they view the bills as necessary for public safety, while opponents see the measure for what it is, an infringement on the rights of Americans as part of a larger disarmament agenda of the left.
Democratic Senator Jennifer Boysko waxed unintellectual on the subject, demonstrating just how little she cares about those Constitutional rights while simultaneously proving she is either too corrupt or too dumb to understand the context and the intent of the Second Amendment.
“Nobody needs to go hunting with an AK-47… Nobody needs to leave guns out when they are toddlers in the home. These gun bills will save lives,” said Boysko.
How does someone with such a compromised comprehension of the Bill of Rights make it to the rank of Senator in the United States? To be honest, I am on the fence as to whether she is actually this ignorant or simply trying to win my logical fallacy of the day award. It has been discussed ad nauseam at this point, to the extent that anyone still making this argument is either intellectually devoid or morally corrupt. The Second Amendment is not about hunting, and therefore, it doesn’t matter if you need an AK-47, or any firearm for that matter, to suit that purpose.
Additionally, there are already laws regarding child endangerment, and those who act with disregard should be held accountable for their actions, but not all households are the same, as Republican Delegate Nick Frietas points out that there is not a one size fits all solution, making it imperative that we enforce existing law without infringing on civil liberties.
“I live in a rural area where the police will probably not get to my house in 15-20 minutes… So if my strong, independent 17-year-old is home alone — who has been taught to handle firearms responsibly since the age of 5 — [and she accesses] that [firearm] for the purposes of protecting herself from someone trying to break in and harm her, I am now guilty of a misdemeanor,” Frietas said on the House floor.
This bill, requiring guns to be stored in lock boxes in homes when children are present, is on its way to Youngkin’s desk. The Governor will also consider a bill that would institute a five-day waiting period on firearm purchases, a measure that Democrats claim would prevent impulsive purchases resulting in reduced suicide rates, but one that was recently ruled unconstitutional by a federal judge. Aside from the issue of Constitutionality, another problem is that the law affects all gun buyers, most of whom already own a firearm and only a minority of whom are making their first purchase.
But there is another agenda at play here, according to Philip Van Cleave, President of the Virginia Citizens Defense League. He says the bill’s true intent is to target and shut down gun shows.
“You can buy it there, but you have to wait five days, but the show is over… Now you have to drive to wherever that dealer is to get your gun. It could be across the state. It could be in a different state,” said Van Cleave.
Another option would be to have the dealer from the gun show ship the firearm to the purchaser’s local dealer. However, that would incur not only shipping costs but also an additional transfer fee, reducing bargains and discouraging purchases, causing irreparable damage to those events.
“It’s sad, the Democrats seem to have lost touch [with] what the Constitution is — they have lost touch with what our right to self-defense is,” says Van Cleave.
A bill banning the sale of new “assault weapons” was also approved by the House, but it will return to the Senate for consideration before it can advance.
With President Trump’s proscribed 30-day autopsy of the Second Amendment by Attorney General Pam Bondi drawing near, it remains to be seen if there is a light at the end of the tunnel where we may one day see the national restoration of this crucial and inalienable right. I would encourage the administration to seek a means by which to put teeth behind it for years to come, introducing consequences for knowingly and willingly attempting to circumvent the Second Amendment.
Regarding proposed legislation for safe firearm status while children are in the home:
First of all, all states already have child neglect and child endangerment laws on the books so I don’t see the need for another flavor of child endangerment laws for firearms versus power tools, chemicals, poisons, fire, sharp objects, electricity, water, etc.
Second, even if a state wanted to have some additional law for safe firearm status when children are present, it has to be more nuanced than simply requiring all firearms locked in a box when anyone under the age of 18 is present. For starters, if we trust 16 year-old children to handle 4,000 pound deadly weapons (vehicles) responsibly, then we can trust them with firearms. Next, if we can trust 13 year-old children to responsibly baby-sit younger children (and protect young children from power tools, chemicals, poisons, fire, sharp objects, electricity, etc.), then we can trust them with firearms for home defense purposes. Of course even children under the age of 13 could potentially be responsible with firearms for home defense purposes.
But why bring facts and reasoning into the conversation when we can act on hysteria?
I mentioned hysteria in my above comment. People who arrive at their worldview based on emotion and hysteria are the clear-and-present danger to our society.
Irrational, hysterical, and/or evil people create all manner of destruction with anything and everything at hand. If our society is to survive, we need to focus on eliminating hysteria and evil rather than certain objects.
Very true! My local Pr0g community is VERY emotional and hysterical right now. They truly and fanatically believe that Trump and those of us who support him are an immediate and dire threat to “muh democracy”! It’s funny but also a bit scary how unhinged they are…
First of all, all states already have [fill in the blank] laws on the books so I don’t see the need for another…
All localities have trespassing and assault laws so why do we need the FACE Act? Answer: It’s not about law and order. It’s about going after the political opposition. It’s time to abolish the FACE Act.
If the kid can read Rugers warning label scrawled all over half the gun they should be able to have the gun.
Anything they can do to Control…Sick democRats, obviously the burning desire for slavery has been bred into them…you won’t hear that remark coming from nick frietas et al.
The cost of defending unconstitutional laws in the courts should be paid PERSONALLY by those who voted to pass those laws.
“…These gun bills will save lives,’ said Boysko.”
100% false.
There are approximately 29,000 ‘gun restriction’ laws on the books across the country. Yet criminals still take lives.
There are approximately 400,000 ‘homicide prohibiting related’ (collectively, all categories) laws on the books across the country. Yet criminals still take lives.
There are approximately 600,000 ‘child neglect/endangerment prohibiting related’ (collectively, all categories) laws on the books across the country. Yet, criminals and left-wing liberals are the two largest groups of ‘child neglect/endangerment’ violators in the country and combined account for ~90% of ‘child neglect/endangerment’ incidents resulting in deaths of children.
There are approximately 800,000 traffic laws dealing with prohibition of practices that result in car accident on the books across the country. Yet car accidents are still the number one killer of children age 1 – 17 (and according to CDC data, collectively, 90,000 kids 12 years of age or younger are, collectively, injured or killed in car accidents annually including injuries that permanently disable or disfigure these kids).
There are approximately, a minimum of, 1.5 million defensive gun uses annually across the country where lives of men, women, children are saved from violent criminal activity.
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I just now heard this on the Jesse Kelly show.
We haven’t even scratched the surface.
So when Younkin vetoes this carp, will the dems have a veto-proof majority?
“Nobody needs to go hunting with an AK-47… Nobody needs to leave guns out when they are toddlers in the home.
It’s called the Bill of Rights, not the Bill of needs.
What’s maddening is that the legislative branch can pass a (clearly) unconstitutional law [one that has been found to be unconstitutional within the past 2 years] and suffer no ill effects (ala deprivation of Rights under color of Law) because of “immunity” from such laws.
Democrats are Socialists . . . Traitors. ‘Neff said. Gun Control is EFFECTIVELY hitting your target EVEN with an AK-47 (a.k.a. “spray and pray”) weapon.
Another bunch of democrap cocksukers! EFF em in the biden!
“Nobody needs to go hunting with an AK-47…”
Is it necessary to drink my own urine? No, but it’s sterile and I like the taste. – Patches O’Houlihan