You can read this on his website:
“The Second Amendment to our Constitution is clear. The right of the people to keep and bear Arms shall not be infringed upon. Period,” the position paper began.
Trump went on to explain that the right to keep and bear arms is a right that pre-exists both the government and the Constitution, noting that government didn’t create the right, nor can it take it away.
He also rightly denoted the Second Amendment as “America’s first freedom,” pointing out that it helps protect all of the other rights we hold dear.
In order to protect and defend that right, Trump proposed tougher enforcement of laws that are already on the books, rather than adding new gun control laws.
Citing a successful program in Richmond, Virginia, that sentenced gun criminals to mandatory minimum five-year sentences in federal prison, Trump noted that crime rates will fall dramatically when criminals are taken off the streets for lengthy periods of time.
Trump also proposed strengthening and expanding laws allowing law-abiding gun owners to defend themselves from criminals using their own guns, without fear of repercussion from the government.
Noting that many of the recent high-profile shooters had clear mental problems that should have been addressed, Trump proposed fixing our nation’s broken mental health system by increasing treatment opportunities for the non-violent mentally ill, but removing from the streets those people who pose a danger to themselves and others.
Furthermore, Trump proposed a national right to carry, a national concealed carry reciprocity law that would compel states to recognize the concealed carry permits of any other state, exactly as drivers licenses from anywhere are accepted by all states today.
Finally, Trump would lift the prohibition on military members carrying weapons on military bases and in recruiting centers, allowing trained military members to carry weapons to protect themselves from attacks by terrorists, criminals and the mentally unstable, as we have seen recently.
This is great, and those who cherish our right to keep and bear arms should be pleased by Trump’s stated position on the Second Amendment.
Of course, liberal anti-gunners will hate this, but their opinion on the matter is of little concern to us “people of the gun,” of which Donald Trump is apparently one. Needless to say, liberals are terrified.
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Infringer and the best gun salesman in world history.
Cheryl Nelson said:
That's what it means, Jim. Obama was the biggest infringer of all.
Jim Haas said:
Doh! That's right. If Sweden had it, they wouldn't be having the problems they're having.
Jim Haas said:
I think you meant Switzerland Cheryl. Everyone has a gun and ammo, and must qualify every year with it. Crime is almost non existent there. Sweden, on the other hand, is currently being over run by too many peaceful Muslims, who prefer the Swedish Blondes to rape.... very few guns owned by Swedes, equals high crime rate from the "peaceful" Muslims......
Cheryl Nelson said:
"Shall not be infringed," means ALL gun laws are illegal, no matter who passes them, nor for whatever good intentions.....
Interesting take on a dysfunctional old soul.
Cheryl Nelson said:
That "old soul" knows how to push an agenda, doesn't he? One can be an "old soul," but that doesn't mean it's an ethical soul. Just means it's been around the block a bunch of lifetimes, but doesn't mean the soul has learned its lessons.
Byron wilkins said:
Obama had the FBI do a study on areas with guns and crime rates and they found that the more guns the less the crime rate was and then the report was hidden.
Cheryl Nelson said:
Sweden proved an armed citizenry reduces crime.