Massachusetts/Iowa/New Hampshire – -(AmmoLand.com)- Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) was the first big-name Democrat to announce the formation of an exploratory committee for a possible run for President Trump. She isn’t the first to announce, though: Richard Ojeda, a state senator and failed U.S. House of Representatives candidate from West Virginia was technically the first Democrat to announce, but he is considered a longshot to win. So, it’s time to review where she stands on our Second Amendment rights.
Now, let’s keep in mind that the administrative decision to issue regulations banning bump stocks aside, President Trump has been a pro-Second Amendment president, particularly due to the quality of his judicial nominations. Even that bump-stock ban, which is being done via regulation, will be on shaky ground, as ATF has admitted in the past that they did not have the authority to pass such a regulation. The quality of judicial nominations means there is a very good chance that the regulatory bump-stock ban can be stricken down by the courts – something that could be a valuable precedent. But we digress.
Why do we discuss this situation? Yes, it is disappointing President Trump went along with the bump-stock ban. However, it should be noted that according to Project VoteSmart, Elizabeth Warren has been a reliable “NO” vote on every one of the pro-Second Amendment appellate and Supreme Court nominations that President Trump has made. The same judges who provide a distinct possibility shoot down this ban that the ATF has said it had no authority to impose.
Her legislative votes also reveal an anti-Second Amendment track record. In the wake of the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School, Warren voted to end gun shows and to also require background checks for private sales. She also voted in favor of an arbitrary limit on magazine capacity for many firearms used for sporting purposes (like three-gun matches) and personal protection. In addition, she voted to ban certain semi-automatic firearms based on cosmetic features.
Warren has signed on to a number of other anti-Second Amendment proposals while in the Senate. She has opposed arming teachers, even as a committee investigating the Parkland shooting has called for such an option. She also co-sponsored legislation to ban so-called “ghost guns” (really a way to make harder to afford to exercise your Second Amendment rights).
All the while claiming that she knows “that law-abiding citizens have a constitutional right to own and collect guns” (odd that she leaves carrying them out of that sentence, isn’t it?). She also was egging on corporate gun control, which is a major threat to our rights. In short, we could very well see Elizabeth Warren emulate Andrew Cuomo’s misuse of financial regulations to silence the NRA, or to target firearms manufacturers.
Not only that, but imagine how Warren would use the bully pulpit of the Presidency to encourage further censorship efforts by Silicon Valley and to stigmatize the Second Amendment. In addition to all of that, a Warren Administration could very well see the emergence of an army of Lois Lerners, government officials who wind up targeting Second Amendment supporters.
To sum it all up, Elizabeth Warren is an enemy of law-abiding gun owners. At this point, if the 2020 Presidential election is between Warren and Trump, Second Amendment supporters would be best served to give Trump four more years.
About Harold Hutchison
Writer Harold Hutchison has more than a dozen years of experience covering military affairs, international events, U.S. politics and Second Amendment issues. Harold was consulting senior editor at Soldier of Fortune magazine and is the author of the novel Strike Group Reagan. He has also written for the Daily Caller, National Review, Patriot Post, Strategypage.com, and other national websites.
@Music, Trump is the only one trying to drain the swamp; the only one trying to build a wall; the only one making a monkey out of the MSM and the libtards; and the only one not a professional politician. That is why we picked him, and that has not changed. Trump is just a stepping stone back to the Constitution, back to strong national defense, and away from socialism. For now, he is the best that we can hope for.
It should surprise anyone that as a Marxist Fauxcahontas,has a tin ear of the Constitution and Bill Of Rights.
Which is really the lesser of two evils? Neither the Democratic goal of a Democratic Socialist government nor the Republican goal of a Theocratic Plutocracy can exist under the current US Constitution and neither could tolerate the right of the people to have firearms under the 2nd Amendment. The Democrats’ and “Gun Safety[?]” groups’ approach is to make firearm ownership so onerous and restrictive that it approaches impossible, but (they hope) is not ruled unconstitutional. This is in addition to still trying to ban whole categories of firearms and magazines. The Republicans currently appear to support gun rights but that… Read more »
So many people are misunderstanding Bernie. He does not want to take anyone’s guns away. He simply wants to make sure that terrorists and crazy people are screened and kept from purchasing weapons in the first place. I am sure you do not want terrorists to be able to buy guns.
I think the day of reckoning is coming, either you will submit to the democratic control and the money or you fight to keep your way of life and protect what is yours, Buy guns and ammo while you still can and hide some where they cannot find when they come to get yours!
Natives always did hate thunder sticks.
The great thing about this wonderful country is our right to have an Opinion! And as always some of them really suck! Greg!. Who in the Hell are the people in this country now and where the hell did they come from to vote these damn idiots lie Ocasio Cortez and this muslim cunt Rashida Tlaib into office. And why the Hell does the media seem to give them so much coverage. Every time you see a photo of them their mouth is open wide enough to stick a football in it. Donald Trump may be an ass, but look… Read more »
Trump pro-gun? Trump pro-2A?
“Take them first, go through due process second.” -Trump, 28FEB2018
That sounds pretty anti-2A to me, and if I recall correctly, his gun legislation to ban bump-stocks at a national level is on par with the AWB of ’94; unconstitutional and abhorrent. I didn’t see Obama ban bump stocks, I didn’t see Bush Jr. pass anti-gun legislation, but this guy is on our side?
Get your heads out of your asses.
– Pro 2A American
Warren is yet another millionaire Marxist… Aside from the lust for power, these people see themselves as a self annointed Elite class who are far smarter than you. If you would just let them run your life, everything would be fine. Their ideal is a stratified society, mega rich and 3rd world poor. The 3rd world poor are basically the slave class of the modern era. These are the people they use to raise their kids, cut their grass and clean their houses. These people are quiet, and polite and don’t complain. This is why they are so desperate to… Read more »
Bernie is the only one who we can trust. He is common sense regarding the second amendment. He doesn’t back down from what he says, we can trust him..