Opinion By Larry Keane
USA – -(AmmoLand.com)- Presidential hopeful and New Jersey U.S. Senator Cory Booker has made headlines recently for his list of wildly unconstitutional gun control proposals. At the top of his list is requiring a government license to buy and own a firearm.
To make his case, Sen. Booker argues that if one needs a license to drive a car, the same should be required to own a gun. What he misses is that unlike the privilege of driving a car on public roads, owning a firearm is a Constitutional right. A better analogy is requiring a license to exercise the right to freedom of speech or to practice one’s religion. Of course, then even he would have to admit that would constitute a dangerous threat to our rights as Americans.
Barriers to Rights
He is arguing that it is ok to set up barriers to make it harder for law-abiding citizens to exercise their Constitutional right. As if requiring fees and photos and fingerprints will not necessarily prevent some from their right to protect themselves and their families is somehow acceptable, particularly those with less income and free time to spend in government lines.
It wasn’t ok to require a poll tax for voting, why should it be ok to restrict the rights of citizens now?
So maybe he is just confused, and he hasn’t really thought this through. After all, why would he also be arguing for a return of the so-called “assault weapon ban” that did nothing to prevent criminals from committing crimes, or for microstamping technology that doesn’t actually exist?
Real Solutions
Perhaps if he actually wants to help ensure that those who should not have guns don’t get them, he should call for making sure all states and federal agencies submit their disqualifying records to the FBI’s background check database? Or help educate law-abiding citizens about options to safely store their firearms?
If he wants to know what policies actually work, we can help. The firearms and ammunition industry has real solutions for safer communities. And none of them require limiting any of the fundamental Constitutional rights we enjoy as U.S. citizens. Whether he is aware or not of how dangerous it is to toy with American freedoms, we hope he does his homework and supports actual solutions to the real problems in our country.
Meanwhile, if you are a firearms owner or anyone who cares about protecting the Constitution, you should be sure to register to vote – #GUNVOTE.
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Fascist Leftist liberal puppet!! THE VOICE OF RACISM & STUPIDITY!!
stupid is dangerous! , wouldn’t you agree?
The only statement in the article I disagree with is that even he would find restrictions on voting or speaking a threat to our constitution. He and his ilk have already demonstrated that they’re fine with restricting other’s speech. I’m sure if he could restrict other’s vote he’d do it in a heartbeat.
Booker is an attorney – so was Obama; neither of which understand the Constitution one bit. But even there he should back the F off, pissing off 100M+ gun owners in the US is the best way to occupy a mausoleum in a rapid manner. Then again he is in a contest of how much stupid shit a POTUS candidate can say to bring up their polling – he sits at 2% right now. Also he is going to lose he senate seat next election, making him at best assistant dogcatcher for Newark (if the mayor gives him the job).
to be expected from the nj-booger/booker
He should be arrested for attempting to subvert the US Constitution. And yes, he’s dumb as &^#*.