Leave our rights alone!

There is a lot to love about this country. Even though we seem to be set on a course toward Socialism, we still have rights, for the moment.

I have noticed everyone seems to love their First Amendment right to “Free Speech” and take every effort to, not only use it, but proclaim it’s virtue. It seems that too many Americans these days want to pick and choose which Amendments they think we should and should not keep. It seems that some are obsolete in today’s world, to some.

The following letter to the editor appeared in the Sun Sentinel on 4/30/09. It was submitted by: Lester Weinberg, Tamarac, FL.

Time to amend the Constitution.
“With your paper and the airwaves full of gun stories and happenings full of indiscriminate killings, thievery and pure meanness, I feel that it is time that the “right to bear arms” segment in the Constitution is amended.”

“After all, social conditions in 2009 are far different that those the founders encountered in 1776”

Now while I agree that Mr. Weinberg has every right to express his opinion, he does NOT have the right to pick and choose which amendments of the Constitution we should just toss out because HE disagrees with them. I would think that Mr. Weinberg would remember what happened to millions of unarmed people in Europe that were unable to defend themselves from Hitler and his diabolical scheme to rid the world of Jews and others he considered unworthy of life. Mr. Weinberg seems unaware of how deadly gun control can be for those whose guns are taken from them. In most cases it is merely the first step taken by a leader with genocide in mind.

Anyone that wants to see a list of countries that implemented gun control, and the genocide that followed, please read my post from 2/17/09 on “Gun Control”.

As we all know, the second amendment was placed right after the first, not just for numerical reasons, but also to protect the first. We as Americans are obligated to dispose of our government, should it become tyrannical. We would NOT be able to achieve that goal without arms. While we all know there is no way of keeping government honest, at least we can give them something to think about.

So Lester, please consider this for a moment. I would die fighting for, not only your right to free speech, but ALL of your rights. Why would you deny me the tools to do so?