Delivered by Rick Scarborough to the South Jersey Tea Party, on February 5, 2013
Gun Control is NO BUSINESS OF THE UNITED STATES FEDERAL GOVERNMENT!
Let me repeat: THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT HAS NO BUSINESS TRYING TO PREVENT UNITED STATES CITIZENS FROM PROCURING GUNS! PERIOD! END OF STORY!
I want to try to interject some reasoning on this subject that few people today seem to be discussing.
Everyone who has a microphone these days seems to ignore the natural instincts that God gave to every human being. Our forefathers often spoke of Natural Law….Laws that were put in place by God….not man.
It was upon that Higher Law that laid the foundation for our Nation.
All men have natural instincts. Some for good and some for bad. Our founders understood man's inclinations for good as well as evil and built into the framework of our Constitution protections for the good and prohibitions for the evil.
They understood that government was but a tool. Placed in the hands of good men it is a tool for righteousness. That's why the Scripture says the following to us all:
"Let every person be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and those that exist have been instituted by God. Therefore whoever resists the authorities resists what God has appointed, and those who resist will incur judgment. For rulers are not a terror to good conduct, but to bad. Would you have no fear of the one who is in authority? Then do what is good, and you will receive his approval, for he is God's servant for your good. But if you do wrong, be afraid, for he does not bear the sword in vain. For he is a servant of God, an avenger who carries out God's wrath on the wrongdoer. Therefore one must be in subject, not only to avoid God's wrath but also for the sake of conscience."
The presupposition of that passage is that government officials will reward good behavior and punish evil behavior.
But what if the tool of government is controlled by evil men? What if they reward evil and punish good? Then you no longer have government, but rather tyranny.
Good men reward good and punish evil, but when evil men control the levers of power, they have an awesome tool for tyranny.
Pastors often say that we should allow evil to run its course and hasten the coming of our Lord.
But I say, show me a government devoid of Christian influence that has not used its awesome power to promote evil.
I offer as evidence the following leaders: Adolph Hitler, Joseph Stalin, Paul Pot, Mao Tse Tung, Fidel Castro….all used the power of government to reward evil and punish good, murdering millions of their citizens. And their first targets were the pastors, so pastors have a vested interest in promoting good government and electing morally upright candidates.
It is often said that guns don't kill people, people do. That is true!
Why do we even have guns? Who invented guns and refined guns? They didn't just drop out of heaven or rise up out of hell.
Why were they invented?
Let's give some thought to that question:
Every living thing has a natural instinct of self-preservation. And every female member of the animal species innately protects their offspring in some fashion.
Try to take a cub from a she bear. Or separate a calf from its docile and domesticated mother cow.
Instincts kick in and the animal will stop at nothing short of death to protect their offspring.
Humans are the same…innately. In ancient history, wild beasts often were superior physically to human beings, and consequently they were a constant threat to humans. In order to survive in very wild environments, humans with superior intellects to other members of the animal kingdom, devised methods of leveling the playing field.
So man, in order to protect himself from the lion or the bear, developed weapons…first a spear or an arrow or a club.
Over time the weapons became more sophisticated…eventually using advanced technologies to invent rudimentary firearms…then repeating firearms…with more and more sophistication….leading finally to an arms race to see who could devise the most effective and efficient way of killing the most people.
Because men have good inclinations and evil inclinations…guns can be used for very good reasons and very bad reasons.
Man instinctively knows that he has an obligation to protect himself and his family. Our founders referred to such instincts as inalienable rights granted by our Creator.
They realized the potential that government possesses, for good and for bad, so they carefully defined the role that government would play in the life of the new nation.
And the Constitution was designed to restrain the power of the Federal government.
The second Amendment to the Federal Constitution, part of what became known as the Bill of Rights for you and me….states that:
…A well-regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed.
The Federal government has no authority to infringe on my right to keep and bear arms. Instead of seeking to control guns, it should do its job and seek ways to control evil.
How about sane and rational discussions on policies that seek to honor Biblical marriage, strong and intact families with both a father and a mother in the home, curbing violence in video games and movies, incentivizing moral behavior while prosecuting and punishing to the fullest, violent criminals.
But that's too reasonable…. Instead, the Federal Government is seeking to pass laws that do nothing BUT infringe on law-abiding citizens rights to keep and bear arms…while using the power of the purse to render existing guns useless….
Have you sought to buy ammunition for your guns lately?
According to Glenn Beck's Blaze Online Magazine:
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has awarded defense contractor ATK with an Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) agreement for .40 caliber hollow point ammunition. According to an official ATK press release, U.S. agents will receive a maximum of 450 million rounds over a five-year period.
The following is an excerpt from the press release:
"We are proud to extend our track record as the prime supplier of .40 caliber duty ammunition for DHS, ICE," said Ron Johnson, President of ATK's Security and Sporting group."
This is not the first time DHS has placed such an order, however. In 2009, it signed a contract with Winchester for the procurement of 200 million hollow points.
The decreased retail availability for hollow points drives up demand, and hence the price for such ammunition. Whether the consequence is an intended one or not, remains to be seen, but the effect is that ammunition is getting too expensive for some gun owners to buy.
If Americans in mass do not stand up now and defend the Constitution and especially the Second Amendment, future generations may not have the right to bear arms at all.
God gave man the wisdom and ingenuity to create guns. He will also provided the wisdom to use them properly, if man will first acknowledge Him and then practice the morality that is included in God's word.
How about this for gun control?
- Thou shall be free to own weapons! Second Amendment to the Constitution.
- Thou shalt not murder! Sixth of God's Ten Commandments.
That's God's gun control. And government cannot beat that!
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