HOLD THE LINE

It’s said that one of the hallmarks of wisdom is learning from past mistakes. If that were the case, then you’d think so-called assault weapon bans would themselves be banished. In 1994, the Public Safety and Recreational Firearms Use Protection Act, known as the Federal Assault Weapons Ban (AWB), was passed, with a subsection banning weapon systems that looked scary to those who didn’t know better. It expired in 2004 due to a sunset provision, thus providing ample evidence in follow-up studies that AWBs do nothing to reduce crime.

Yet enemies of liberty persist, ever pushing for more gun control. Biden’s 2020 presidential platform stated it in plain English: “Get weapons of war off our streets. Ban the manufacture and sale of assault weapons and high-capacity magazines. Regulate possession of existing assault weapons under the National Firearms Act.” And it goes on and on from there. Several states have long-standing AWBs. Make no mistake, by legislation or executive order fiat, more battles over the Second Amendment are coming. Where governments have turned their back on their citizens, such as California, the grassroots fight tirelessly