Greasing the Slippery Slope

        One of the latest tactics we've seen being rolled out by the political left to attempt to restrict the 2nd Amendment rights of the American people is the "common sense" statement that the "no fly list" and other "terrorist watch lists" should automatically equate to stripping those people on the list of the ability to purchase a firearm. Of course this sounds like a perfectly logical idea. Who would argue that we should allow terrorist to freely buy guns and ammunition?

     However, there are several big red flags that give 2nd Amendment advocates major cause for concern. First of all, these government watch lists are far from being perfect. There have been many instances where completely innocent Americans, even small children, even US Senators have found themselves on one of these lists. A person can end up on one of these lists just because they have the same or a similar name to a terrorist or "person of interest", and will find themselves unable to board an airplane by complete coincidence, and be left with little to no legal recourse to remedy the situation.

    One of the biggest problems with this line of thinking is that we are talking about denying American citizens their unalienable rights guaranteed by The Constitution. An American citizen would be stripped of their 2nd Amendment rights while also being denied their right to due process under the law. These lists are compiled completely extra-judicially without a person actually being charged with any crime at all. This is basically taking the very fabric of what it means to be an American and throwing it out the window. This should be very concerning to all Americans and we should be extremely wary of this kind of Government power at a time when our Government already has assumed all kinds of undue power all in the name of "safety". To make matters worse, Obama is urging Governors across the country to enact executive orders to force these new regulations into place, bypassing our representative and the will of the people.

     When people talk about a "slippery slope" this is the perfect example. If this kind of draconian measure were to be enacted, there is no telling where it will end. Where is the line drawn between someone exercising their right to free speech, and right to have a dissenting view of government policy, and being labeled a "dangerous extremist"? This opens the American people up to a complete and final shredding of our founding principles. How long before these "watch lists" are populated with anyone and everyone who has posted any kind of anti government speech on social media? How long before these lists get sent to local law enforcement, and are used as "probable cause" for arrest warrants for citizens guilty of nothing but speaking their mind?  This is not paranoia, but simply taking these kind of unconstitutional measures to their ultimate and inevitable conclusions.  Make no mistake about it, as much as the left denies, obfuscates, demonizes, misdirects, and misleads, they want your guns. They will use every means at their disposal to achieve the ultimate end of a completely disarmed population. The unbelievable lengths at which they are willing to go to achieve that end is a subject for another article.


Listen, as Gov. Malloy of Connecticut plays on imagined fears of out of control gun violence to attempt to further his totally unconstitutional idea of restricting the 2nd Amendment. Remember, this is the same Governor who forced through the passage of a huge package of anti 2nd Amendment measures following the Sandy Hook incident, an incident which still has many unanswered questions about what actually happened that day.

    Our founders taught us that the cost of freedom is eternal vigilance. Vigilance against threats not only from external sources but especially from threats posed by our elected representatives. The entire point of our Bill of Rights is to protect those who would say the unpopular thing. It is not easy to advocate for maximum liberty in a time of such turmoil and danger, but our founders also taught us that if we give up our permanent liberty to receive some temporary security we will end up with neither.

    Therefore we can not fall into this trap that has been set for us by those who would seek ultimate power over our nation. The sad reality is that it is not the terrorists who "hate us for our freedom", it is the scum within our own government who seek the power to control our speech, our freedom of movement, even our very thoughts. The socialists who want you to believe that it is the state itself, not the people who should have absolute power and control.