Not A Right, But A Privilege?

I don't know about you, but I am still reading fairly frequent posts and/or articles about Gun Control.  For the most part, there wasn't much changing in the dialogue.... until today.  Today I read this post.  Did that shock you?  As for me, I had to google it to see what I could find on the subject.

Apparently there are people out there who think that taxing guns and ammunition is THE SOLUTION for curbing gun violence.  Of course, the only people who will be taxed are registered gun owners.  The criminals who have unregistered weapons, and commit almost all of the crime, will not be paying any more tax than they already are.  But this isn't figuring into anyone's thought process.

What is figuring into the thought process is what I read here: since gun ownership is a PRIVILEGE, imposing the tax will make many people rethink their love of firearms.  It will work much the same way it has with all SIN items, like cigarettes, alcohol, and gambling (aka casinos).  Say what?  Has the writer of this article ever read our Constitution?  The ownership of firearms is not a PRIVILEGE.  It is a RIGHT.  It is called THE RIGHT TO BEAR ARMS.  It is the 2ND AMENDMENT.  HELLOOOO.  There is no mention of protecting smokers, drinkers, and gamblers from being overly taxed.  Although, I personally think gauging someone just because you can is wrong.  At this point, we all know that cigarettes cause cancer, too much alcohol kills, and if you gamble excessively you can lose everything you have.  However, I believe in personal responsibility.  Until you own your own stuff, you can't fix it.  Getting back to the point... comparing Gun Ownership by Law Abiding Citizens to Sin Items is Outrageous.

Moreover, if the government decides to go down this road simply because they cannot win their Gun Control Agenda any other way, it could have terrible consequences (aside from guns).  Let's face it, they are losing the gun argument Big-Time.  The more they try to push Gun Control, all that happens is that gun sales and ammo skyrocket.  I said it before, but I will say it again, "Our President is the best gun salesman ever."  To counteract that, the only thing this Administration can think to do is TAX the bejeesus out of what they have done an excellent job of selling.

I need everyone to stop and think for a moment.

Let's remove Guns from this equation.  Let's just say that the Government has the power to impose regulations on the size of Anything you own.   Anything larger than {insert object of your choice} is a SIN ITEM ( according to the article above like cigarettes, alcohol, and casinos) and should be taxed.  For instance, all cars beyond a certain horsepower will be taxed above and beyond other vehicles.  I do believe that this has already happened in some other countries.  I vaguely remember reading about car confiscations from border checkpoints in Europe due to nonpayments of taxes.  They were related to horsepower of the vehicle.  Absolutely insane.  Another idea... Henceforth, no one can own more than 300 sq ft of house per person.  If your house is larger than that and you don't have enough people to fill it, than you pay the tax.  If you did have enough people, but someone dies, than you have to start paying the tax to cover the loss of that person.  You can also only have 1/4 acre lot.  If you have more than that, you will from this point forward pay a tax on it.  You are taking up more of nature than your Fair Share.

Once you allow your rights to be infringed and the 2nd Amendment to be taxed, be prepared.  They will not stop there.

The Best Salesman Ever

I wasn't planning on posting anything tonight.  I have felt pretty lousy all day today.  My migraine cycles up and down.  It was up today.  That happens.  It derailed my plans for unpacking boxes.  Yeah, I am still working on that.  It is the project that never ends.

Anyway, I was just passing my mom and her TV.  She was watching the evening news and I ended up stopping in my tracks.  Once again, the topic was guns.  Gah.  Apparently, there was a gun show in Jacksonville today and it was very well attended.  First Coast News was right there to get the news straight from the attendees.

"Our President is the best gun salesman ever.  The more he talks about guns, the faster they fly off the shelves.  We can't keep guns in stock."
~Vendor (I missed his name because mom and I were laughing so hard.)

I have read more blogs and articles about guns in the last month than I can even tell you.  The President keeps saying that America doesn't want guns.  I think the number of gun sales since the President started all of his talk about gun laws suggest something else entirely.  We The People are in favor of the 2nd Amendment.  We The People are in favor of background checks.  That is the only sound legislation that we have heard proposed yet.

No matter who you are, saying something doesn't make it true.  It doesn't become more true if you say it with children behind you.  It doesn't become more true if you get children to say it.  And for someone who has said that he wants his administration to be one of Transparency, things couldn't be less Clear.  Exactly what was in those Executive Orders?  And why do we need reminding that "everything" needs to go through Congress when it is so obvious that it doesn't?  However, thank you for having a child remind us to call our Congressman to push him/her to stand strong on the 2nd Amendment.  I am not sure it will make any difference, but I did send an email.  So, thanks for that.

So what is Clear?  Americans feel safest when we are protecting ourselves.  We know that we are the "well regulated militia" that the 2nd Amendment is referring to, and it is our duty to uphold the 2nd Amendment.  That is Clear.  The other thing that is Clear is that you are excellent at selling guns.  Way to go, POTUS.  Gun manufacturers everywhere thank you for your lip service.