Teresa Rousseau has my deepest sympathy. Her daughter, a teacher, was killed at the Sandy Hook School massacre. I understand Teresa's zeal to do something about what happened. But in her grief, Teresa is completely missing the boat.
Teresa recently participated in a rally calling for gun control. She said, "I think it's time the average American gets a little louder in what he has to say." So Teresa is all for the First Amendment right to say what she wants as loudly as she wants. And that's good. But what she's loudly calling for completely negates the Second Amendment. Our right to keep and bear arms "shall not be infringed." I'll grant that our government has already imposed an unconstitutional onus on us by requiring gun owners to jump through all sorts of hoops, but that doesn't mean we have to let it keep going.
Teresa is right -- the average American should stand up and speak loudly as our constitutionally protected liberties are slowly chipped away. We no longer have the freedom to practice our religion anywhere we choose. We no longer have the freedom to openly carry a firearm. Our private records are now public fodder for the NSA. We no longer have the right to associate or not associate with whomever we choose. The IRS confiscates our money in order to give it to someone else. And the list goes on and on.
So we need to stand up with Teresa and shout, "ENOUGH! We will not allow another liberty to be trampled upon by an out-of-control government that's grown way too big for its britches!"
"Rally doubles as call for gun control." The Dallas Morning News; June 15, 2013; p. 4A.
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