“The Constitution did not guarantee public safety, it guaranteed liberty”

“The Constitution did not guarantee public safety, it guaranteed liberty”. Robert Steed, a resident of Vernon, Conn. who took three days straight off work to attend several gun control hearings in Connecticut: “Adam Lanza commits a crime, and I’m here to grovel and plead for my rights and explain to you that my firearms are kept safely?” he asked rhetorically. “I keep hearing the word ‘solution’… you’re not going to find a solution, it doesn’t exist. You can’t find a broad brush solution to evil.” Life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness… nothing about public safety, mandatory health insurance or free cheese.

This post was last modified on January 26, 2021

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  • Well.. shit. I'm gonna have to read this law now. I never reported anything to CO and as far as I know, AZ knew nothing. I expect i won't do anything about it either

  • It also guaranteed the silver and gold would be the only true money. A lot of good that did.

  • I just sent an email to Hickenlooper in Colorado to the effect that I hunt, fish, camp, go off roading and ski and that until the anti-gun leglislation he signed is repealed I won't be spending any of it in Colorado, but I will spend it in gun friendly states like Arizona, Nevada, Utah, Wyoming, Texas, Kansas and Montana.

    • We gotta connect in Wyoming, CO2.

      My wife and I already planning to become former Colorado taxpayers over this action and Lickenpooper's pledge to sign legislation allowing homosexual marriage.