South Carolina Republican Betrays the 2nd Amendment

In South Carolina of all places…

Bill Would Bar Abusers From Owning Guns

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) – The Senate Judiciary chairman says it’s time for lawmakers to face South Carolina’s domestic abuse problem and bar abusers from owning guns.

A bill introduced by Sen. Larry Martin is designed to reduce the state’s dismal death statistics. South Carolina has long ranked among the nation’s worst in violence against women.

Key to Martin’s proposal is a weapons ban. An abuser could not possess a gun while under protective orders and those convicted of domestic violence could not possess a gun for a decade.

The Pickens Republican says he expects opposition from gun rights enthusiasts. But he says abusers are cowards who shouldn’t be able to hide behind the Second Amendment to further intimidate and abuse their family.

His proposal is based on a law passed in Louisiana last May.

Source: http://www.wltx.com/story/news/local/2014/12/05/bill-would-bar-abusers-from-owning-guns/19956991/

Should abusers not have Free Speech, Freedom of Religion, Miranda Rights, innocent until proven guilty, right not to testify against yourself, etc, etc, etc?

Besides, who says abusers hide behind the 2nd Amendment? And who says banning someone from getting a gun prevents them from doing so? And how come we’re not banning them from having knives, cars, baseball bats, tire irons? Is Martin so retarded he thinks the only way you can abuse someone is with a gun?

This is not about defending abusers, this is about defending the 2nd Amendment. Government should not be picking and choosing who has rights and who doesn’t.

I urge you to Send a Message to Larry Martin, let him know in America we don’t deny people’s rights unless they’ve been convicted and put in jail.

If he wants to protect women, make South Carolina a Constitutional Carry State so women can get their guns and carry them everywhere ASAP.

 

 

2 Responses to South Carolina Republican Betrays the 2nd Amendment

  1. So basically your wife/husband gets a retraining against you and they are more than willing to help you fill it out and coach you what to say.

    • And keep in mind that “convicted of domestic violence” can mean you slap your wife in the face after she slapped you, or you defended yourself form domestic violence she started, or she lied and got witnesses to testify in her favor. Basically, you could lose your gun rights over a scorned woman.

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