I live in Oregon and the pandemic has cost all of us dearly. It seems like we have 2 separate classes. It is the believers against the nonbelievers. The government and the media have done a great job of presenting misinformation and selling it as the truth. Many have taken the bait. I’m not one of them. I think for myself, I do my own research, and I am careful with the information I take in. I’m also careful with the information that I put out. I feel that I have a duty to the public that I serve to present a positive message. I don’t gas light, I don’t virtue signal. My goal is to help unite people not to divide. I deal with a very diverse group of people, all have value, all matter. We have to do better on how we interact with others. Part of our problem here and across the country is bad policy. These bad policies are leading to a higher violent crime rate. Drug abuse is rampant on our streets. Long term drug abuse leads to mental health issues, lack of enforcement and funding puts us all in a vulnerable position. This leads to an uptick in person to person crimes. People are getting hurt and killed all over the country. It is truly sad. Our 2A rights are more relevant now than they ever have been. We have corrupt politicians that are fleecing our country, taking away our freedoms, and creating a powder keg that could potentially explode. It is my hope that it won’t get to that point, but my question is “what is being done to prevent the explosion?” The answer in short is “nothing!”
I pay very close attention to data. I understand how to read it and I also understand how in certain times the data can be tweaked to sell a false narrative. It is happening here and around the world. A prime example is what is happening in Australia. In that country they gave up all of their firearms nearly 20 years ago. They are now under complete covid lockdowns in where if they leave their house they can be arrested. Some are being rounded up and being put in camps. Currently there are severe riots happening in Australia, the only people armed are the government and criminals. There are still guns there, many never surrendered their arms. Many US politicians and the media point to Australia as a shining success in the name of gun control. This couldn’t be further from the truth. They still have a violent crime problem, that statistic are never reported. An armed populace will help prevent tyranny. Politicians afraid of the citizens will respect their freedoms in most cases. Here in our country our 2A rights are constantly under attack. All we want is to be left alone. We are not the ones committing crimes. We are the ones forced to live under bad policies that could end up with us being put in a dangerous position. The data never supports further restrictions. There have actually been polls done that show a record low support for further gun control. This has been the only good thing that has come out if the last 15 days that started 2 years ago of flatten the curve.
“ 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.”
Second Amendment