The Anti-Second Amendment Debacle

Americans know that this administration is no holds bar anti-Second Amendment; they all have made no bones about it.  So it should not surprise Americans that this administration would try something like “Operation Fast and Furious” to try to set up law abiding American gun dealers to take the fall for guns going over the border into Mexico and used to commit murder. This would give the Obama administration the “numbers” to “prove” there needs to be more gun control in America; since they do not have the proof they need at this point because majority of guns used in the cartel murders are from the Mexican Army itself or other Central and South American countries. On top of this, the average ages of the guns used are at least 14 years old.    In this operation it is figured over 2,000 guns were allowed to “walk” across the border into Mexico with the blessings of the BATFE (Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives) leadership and even with the blessings of the Justice Department, FBI, DEA, Secretary of State, and the U.S. Attorney General.  By the way, two rifles that were involved in the December 2010 murder of U.S. Border Agent Brian Terry were traced back to “Operation Fast and Furious”. 

I wonder if the Obama administration knows how much blood is on their hands trying to push this anti-Second Amendment agenda.  Sadly, this administration does not care how many people will be murdered trying to push their political agenda and that is made very evident in the letter from A.G. Eric Holder to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform dated October 7, 2011 (http://www.foxnews/politics/2011/10/07/holder-challenges-fast-and-furious-allegations-in-scathing-letter-to-congress/)  “A telling moment in this regard came during one of the Fast and Furious hearings held by the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform when Representative Maloney sought to question  ATF witnesses about potential reforms to our laws that would help stem the flow of illegal weapons.  Representative Maloney was cut-off in mid-sentence by Chairman Issa, who then “cautioned” the witness that it would not “valid testimony” to respond to such questions because the Committee was not interested in “proposed legislation and the like.” “Even in the face of an unprecedented flow of guns across the border, too many in Congress still oppose every effort to reform our gun laws in ways that would make the United States and our Mexican neighbors safer.”  Eric Holder as you can read is more concerned about the Obama administration anti-Second Amendment agenda than they are the people that are getting killed because of their determination to disarm law abiding Americans.  There is not even the mention of any regret of the killing of U.S. Border Agent Brian Terry at the hands of those who allowed “Fast and Furious” to be implemented in the first place.  All there is another blame game of the former Bush administration and blaming law abiding Americans exercising their Second Amendment rights. 

On top of this political agenda, they have not just forgotten the human toll but they also forgot about the rules and regulations that govern any weapon going into another country from the United States and that is where the Arms Export Control Act comes in.  This act “prohibits anyone from exporting firearms to other countries unless the U.S. State Department issues a permit.  There is no “law enforcement” exception that would apply to “Fast and Furious”. (Kopel, David.  October 2011. Mexico Comes Knocking. Pg 39).  Also, with this act comes the fact the United States President would have to sign off on all things pertaining to any weapon going across our border into another country.  So we either have a very dumb president or a very smart one who is trying to use the “backdoor” to get his anti-Second Amendment legislation passed, no matter what the human cost is. This act also includes the U.S. Attorney General and the U.S. Secretary of Treasury and the Secretary of State knowing and signing off on any kind of export of arms to any country. 

So is the anti-Second Amendment debacle “Fast and Furious” worth the human toll and breaking the Arms Export Control Act?  I really do not think so, all it has proven is what lengths this present administration is willing to go to and that is really sad.  But the Obama administration may have the last laugh if Mexico’s lawsuit against American gun manufacturers gets taken seriously and rammed through the Supreme Court or heaven forbid the International Court.  Just another way the Obama administration is willing to do in order to take away law abiding Americans Second Amendment rights.

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Becki Haight wrote 37 articles on this blog.

Educational background in business and management. Conservative, who believes the U.S. Constitution is not a “living document”, but firm in its resolve.Born into a middle class family and raised to believe in God, defending your country, helping your neighbor, working hard, and nobody owes you anything. Diagnosed with systemic scleroderma in 2008 and has proceeded to live and continually fight back! Loves to write about America and its great people.

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