Supreme Court Shoots
Straight On 2nd
Amendment
Presidential
Candidate Challenges
Americans To
Continue Pro-Gun
Momentum By
Rejecting Anti- Gun
Obama & McCain
Grand Rapids, MI
(June 26, 2008) The
Constitution Party,
(www.constitutionparty.com)
the largest third
party based on voter
registration (Ballot
Access
News),applauds the
recent Supreme Court
decision upholding
the basic right of
Americans to own
guns.(http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25390404)
Constitution Party
presidential
candidate Chuck
Baldwin (www.Baldwin2008.com)
commented on
Thursday’s ruling
saying, “ The
Supreme Court got
this one mostly
right. The justices
acknowledged that
the words “shall not
be infringed” mean
just what our
Founders meant; and
two centuries later
the meaning of those
words has not
changed”.While we
applaud the decision
of the justices, we
must be clear that
government still
does not have the
authority to demand
citizens pay for
(gun) permits, jump
through hoops and
ask for permission
to exercise their
2nd amendment
rights'.
Baldwin added,
“Countless assaults
against the right of
the people to keep
and bear arms by
both Republicans and
Democrats over the
years have taken a
toll through
draconian gun laws
and oppressive
legislation which
has slowly and
steadily chipped
away at Americans’
vital, God-given
right to
self-defense.”
Baldwin pointed to
Republican Senator
John McCain saying,
“We would expect the
Democrats and Obama
to be against gun
rights, but voters
need to be reminded
that The
“conservative”
Republican McCain
was behind anti-gun
legislation to
restrict sales at
gun shows at both
federal and state
levels”.
The pro- 2nd
amendment group Gun
Owners of America
added:
'This year it
appears (McCain) is
seeking to ’come
home’ to the pro-gun
community, but the
wounds are deep.'
Chuck Baldwin noted:
“ The Supreme Court
decision is a sign
of the political
sea-change we’re
seeing in our
country. The
Constitution and all
it guarantees cannot
be dismissed and
won’t be when
voters decide in
November they’d like
to see a return to
the basics in their
presidential
candidate…and I am
that candidate.”
