United States – -(AmmoLand.com)- One thing to keep in mind is when you look at what has been introduced in Congress, not all of the items are legislation. Sometimes, attacks on our rights can come in other ways – even if they don’t actually infringe on our rights, they hold the potential to shift the political landscape against our rights.
One such piece of legislation is S Res 110, introduced by Senator Chris Murphy (D-CT). This is a resolution, which would just be voted on by the United States Senate. As such, it would not have the force of law. So why focus on this one? Because this resolution would make it far easier to attack our rights. This is not a huge stretch of the imagination. This is very real, and you can understand why by reading the text of the resolution.
Murphy, who has been very active against our Second Amendment rights, is opposed to allowing those teachers (or other school personnel) who wish to have effective tools to defend the students under their care to receive effective training on how to use those tools. He can’t argue against armed security’s potential to stop a potential tragedy after the West Freeway Church of Christ incident.
Armed attendees at that church stopped the potential mass shooting in six seconds. It is generally accepted that it took police about ten minutes to first enter Sandy Hook Elementary School, almost five minutes after the last shot was fired (per the New York Times). Roughly 600 seconds for police to arrive, and roughly 300 for the killer to do his evil (or insane) act.
For years, Murphy and other anti-Second Amendment extremists have used Sandy Hook to beat Second Amendment supporters over the head. It was a horrific event, and any person with a shred of decency or morality wants effective solutions to prevent a recurrence. For Second Amendment supporters, the morally imperative thing to do is also the right strategic move to make.
Murphy, though, has a much easier case to make, usually through the usual emotional manipulation. His argument runs along the lines of, “Teachers are there to teach, to nurture kids. How can someone do that while carrying a gun?”
Any mother who has a CCW permit can refute that nonsense. So could any teacher who has one that they use – of course, not when on school grounds – in the course of their lives. Does it make them any less capable of being a nurturing force? Second Amendment supporters know that the answer is no.
The real problem, though, given the media and political landscape, is convincing the American people that the real answer is ending gun-free zones. That is a long-term effort, and it will involve getting through the propaganda that Murphy and others will spread with the help of the media.
In the meantime, Second Amendment supporters should politely urge their Senators to oppose S Res 110. Instead, urge them to support measures like The School Violence Prevention and Mitigation Act of 2019, which would actually make a difference.
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.
Here’s a statistic that the Left tries to ignore and the Right seems to forget;
How many aircraft hijackings, in the USA have there been since Air Marshalls and Commercial Pilots we’re permitted to carry guns aboard their aircraft ?
Answere : NONE !!!!!! and is been 19 years and counting! How many school shootings have there been in the last 19 years ? Oh, that’s right, they are gun free zones, so there couldn’t have been any.
If you don’t like what Harold writes, it’s pretty simple…don’t read his articles.
As always, the arguments put forth by the anti-gunners are stuffed full of ASSumptions. Any time they say “studies show” or “research has shown”, you know it’s BS.
AND HAROLD REVERTS TO FORM, PROMOTING COMPROMISING “STRATEGIES” AS HE POSTED IN PREVIOUS ARTICLES! I knew his “reformation” was an act that wouldn’t last! Ok, people, know that the petition to boot this fake 2A activist from Ammoland is still active and has even more signers than the last time it was mentioned. https://chng.it/Sjs8VLz The answer to shootings in “gun free zones” is to eliminate these VICTIM DISARMAMENT ZONES. In schools, allow ALL staff who WISH TO be armed do so. Remove restrictions on school administrators from being able to report & remove students and others who are a threat,… Read more »
I’m patiently awaiting the mass Treason trials in congress and legislatures across the several states of the nation.
Typical Harlod Bravo Sierra.
I agree that Harold has resorted to “fuddisms” in the past, but who here has not? I grew up in the 1980s listening to men in the community spew fudd and it was a slippery slope that led us to all out gun bans across the nation. Hopefully Harold learns we can no longer compromise with an enemy that wants total disarmament of the masses. We must be offensive from this era forward. We must demand enforcement of Article VI by SCOTUS if we wish to prevent bloodshed. Someday the guns of this free nation will be jackbooted against the… Read more »
Why are there always comments against the author (Harold) ? I like his articles. What did he do wrong?
Harold,
that resolution was dated march 19, 2019
“Teachers are there to teach, to nurture kids. How can someone do that while carrying a gun?” Same way the Moms and Dads of those same kids can go shopping, banking, to church, buy fuel or building materials, eat at a restaurant, go for coffee, drive to the next town, walk the dog, ride their bike, “while carrying a gun”. The hunk of iron is NOT what they are doing, It is no more a part of their teaching, nurturing, loving, the kids than what shoes they wear, or the colour of their shirt. Stop focussing on and demonising the… Read more »