Biden On Firearms
BY Herschel Smith
4 years, 5 months ago
Speaking to Wired in an interview published Thursday, Biden said that no amendment is “absolute,” thus suggesting that even something as precious as the freedoms guaranteed under the Bill of Rights are not set in stone.
Responding to a public curiosity about his gun control platform, Biden explained not only what he felt about the Second Amendment, but all of the similarly vital constitutional amendments as well.
“From the very beginning you weren’t allowed to have certain weapons,” Biden said. “You weren’t allowed to own a cannon during the Revolutionary War as an individual.”
“Anybody think you should be able to go out and have a machine gun these days?” Biden asked.
“The answer is no, we have a rational policy. No amendment to the Constitution is absolute.”
Letters of Marque would of course demonstrate Biden to be an ignorant stooge, but we knew that about him anyway.
But I would argue, and have argued, that the right to weapons ownership is indeed written in stone – the stone tablets of the ten commandments. The right and duty to self preservation and preservation of life of those who depend upon you is located squarely in the sixth commandment.
So he is also a pagan, but we knew that about him already. The useful part of this is that you get yet another glimpse into what a Biden presidency would look like, especially if the American public hands him the senate.
On June 29, 2020 at 7:13 am, Jim Wiseman said:
Cannon in the American Revolution were privately owned. Where does he think they came from?
On June 29, 2020 at 7:40 am, Bram said:
Private individuals owned ships with banks of cannons – which, along with those Letters of Marque, were used to wage war.
On June 29, 2020 at 8:04 am, ragman said:
Biden is so senile that he cannot put a complete sentence together. Pelosi is no better. If/when the communists take the Senate there will be nothing to stop them from implementing the next step in our descent into communism: gun confiscation. Followed by the camps, both re-education and extermination. Trump’s reelection campaign is a total disaster. Kushner is calling the shots and I wouldn’t be at all surprised if he is intentionally sabotaging the campaign. Also, look for a false flag event if the current BLM and Antifa lawlessness subsides. The communists have to keep ’em cranked up, at least until November.
On June 29, 2020 at 8:23 am, Fr. John+ said:
Secession, in order to live!
Trump is a coward, and a fool. He is worse than Julian the Apostate, in that he cannot do ANYTHING for ANYONE, because of his own hubris.
We ALREADY are in a Civil war… or should I say ‘C’ville’ War II?
We will have NEITHER Trump, nor Biden, nor some other JEWISH LACKEY, to rule over us. Anathema.
Freedom, our freedom, must be our call.
On June 29, 2020 at 6:12 pm, Ron said:
As recently as the Spanish American War, crew served weapons (i.e.; heavy machine guns) were privately owned.
“…In contrast, Army regular forces in the campaign were still burdened with heavy, manually operated Gatling guns that required heavy artillery carriages pulled by mule transport. Lt. Colonel Roosevelt’s Rough Riders, a dismounted volunteer cavalry regiment that fought in Cuba, also deployed two M1895 Colt machine guns in 7×57mm Mauser caliber (built for export, both guns were privately purchased for the Rough Riders by family members of the troops[13]) …” [source: Wikipedia]
“…TR [Teddy Roosevelt] wrote in The Rough Riders (1899): “Our regiment had accumulated two rapid-fire Colt automatic guns, the gift of Stevens, Kane, Tiffany, and one or two others of the New York men … .”
Biden’s ignorance is exceeded only by his ego (and his senility).
On June 29, 2020 at 6:30 pm, Ron said:
Had to add this last quotation on the Rough Riders’ “Potato Diggers”.
“…The first machine gun ever used in military combat by the U.S. Army was a gift from two women who adored their younger brother and presented his unit with the finest in military firepower available at the time. …”
“The Rough Riders’ Potato Digger” by Philip Schreier
published in The American Rifleman February 27, 2013
On July 1, 2020 at 7:18 am, Todd said:
Biden may actually believe what he said. He’s still an idiot, but he may believe it. Love to,moral equivalence and one restriction means all are restricted.
Doesn’t matter, if Biden is elected, he won’t be making decisions – he’ll be out of,office pretty fast and replaced with his vp. How fast? Depends on who the vp candidate is. Hillary? Joe has heart attack right after he’s sworn. Michelle? Might be a while as she’s a complete moron too, just a mouthpiece for Obama. Harris? She’ll do whatever she’s told, so all bets off there. I see her as the least likely candidate. Obama as vp? I don’t see why they wouldn’t put him up as vp, instant win for dems. Then joe can be all “weekend at bernies” for the next 8 years of decline, aka socialist/communist paradise brought to you by the smartest people in the world.