Common Sense

To paraphrase Inigo Montoya: Democrats and liberals keep using that phrase. I do not think it means what they think it means.

Bob Owens elaborates:

The simple fact of the matter is that Barack Obama is completely ignorant about firearms, and if you gave him one, he’ d hold it awkwardly, looking quite stupid, and probably point it at half the people in the room before it was snatched out his hands as a threat to public safety.

The same holds true for Joe Biden, Harry Reid, Nancy Pelosi, Carolyn McCarthy, Dianne Feinstein, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, and the vast majority of politicians attempting to destroy a part of the Constitution they fear in their ignorance.

As I gained an understanding of the Constitution and just where the rights enumerated in that document as amended truly come from, I decided it was time to exercise that right guaranteed in the Second Amendment. I took some training and then purchased a pistol. I researched different models, tried several out at the range, and made my decision. I know far more about guns, how they work, how various types differ, and what they're capable of than any of these ignoramuses. My opinion on the subject ought by right carry near infinitely more weight than theirs.

So where does "common sense" come into it?

Barack Obama and his allies want “common sense” to rule on guns. I completely agree.

It is “common sense” to ignore the recommendations of people who are superstitious, factually ignorant, politically-motivated, and poorly educated.

It is “common sense” to engage with real experts, credentialed in their area of expertise, when important matters are before the nation.

It is “common sense” that politicians be held accountable for their assaults on the Constitution.

By all means, lets introduce “common sense” to the debate over firearms. It’s the last thing that anti-gun politicians, media figures, and activists really want.