Not directly on point for tonight’s election results, but the results of tonight’s results may be…If you believe that it’s not only important to have a 2nd Amendment to our U.S. Constitution, but also to exercise the right to keep and bear arms, you owe it to yourself to )1 elect officials who will uphold this right, and 2) get some training. Women need this experience as much as do men. Having attended a Women on Target training clinic in the Raleigh area this past weekend, I am even more convinced that the right to ownership of firearms by private citizens, for sport or legitimate personal use, is an essential freedom. We must not relinquish it out of ignorance or fear, understanding of course the responsibilities entailed.
A recent visitor to the John Locke Foundation,former Congressman Bob Barr offered thoughts on the consequences of electing officials who see guns as just too dangerous to be in the hands of ordinary citizens, at least not without significant additional licensing and other restrictions. Barr’s visit of 10/21/2010 was co-sponsored by the Triangle Federalist Society.
