NRA Explore by Frank Miniter 2/18/2023
If truth is still the basis of a sound defense, then a letter from 16 state attorneys general to President Joe Biden (D) should—if it gets deserved media attention—help to dispel Biden’s anti-Second Amendment ambitions.
The letter is a reaction to Biden’s comments on our Second Amendment rights in his State of the Union address.
“We write to address your irresponsible and unconstitutional demand that Congress ban firearms commonly used by law-abiding Americans for self-defense. With every tool at our disposal, we will oppose your attempt to trample on Americans’ fundamental right to defend themselves with guns,” begins the letter from Austin Knudsen, attorney general of Montana, which is also signed by 15 other attorneys general.
The letter stays pointed.
“Anti-gun politicians like yourself use the misleading label of ‘assault weapon’ to scare Americans—expecting us to endorse your efforts to criminalize law-abiding gun owners. We also know that your personal definition of ‘assault weapons’ is staggeringly broad—encompassing all semiautomatic weapons—which are the most common and effective self-defense weapons in use today, employed by over 100 million Americans to defend their homes and families. Last November, in a moment of unscripted candor, you stated to reporters that ‘[t]he idea we still allow semiautomatic weapons to be purchased is sick. It’s just sick. It has no, no social redeeming value. Zero. None. Not a single, solitary rationale for it except profit for the gun manufacturers.’”
Later, the letter notes an example Biden used as an excuse to diminish Americans’ constitutional rights to show that even this specifically chosen example does not support the president’s positions.
“Knowing how radical your proposed policy is, you attempted to assuage Americans’ legitimate concerns about self-defense by invoking the example of Brandon Tsay, a heroic young man who wrestled a firearm away from an active shooter in Monterey Park, California. Your reliance on Mr. Tsay’s heroics, however, is both cynical and self-defeating. His example directly undermines your case, in at least two ways.
More:
https://www.americas1stfreedom.org/content/16-attorneys-general-call-out-biden/
