Knives, 2A & the NRA: What Do They Have In Common?

Knives, 2A, & the NRA; what do they have in common? These constitutionally protected arms and groups are all under attack by the dangerous quacks on the Left. 

First: Knives

We all have heard of the problems in the United Kingdom. First, they banned guns — and gun crime did not go down. Then they banned knives, and knife attacks continue to rise — topping 48,700 in  2023! But what are the Brits proposing? Make “Zombie” Knives ILLEGAL! I’m sure that will solve the problem. 

Instead, try enforcing the law and holding people accountable! Unlike in California, where a killer stabbed her boyfriend 108 times and was given 100 hours of community service and probation because she was under the influence of cannabis at the time. 

Our friends over at KnifeRights.org point out very eloquently that knives, although slightly less dangerous than handguns, are  protected “arms” under the Second Amendment even under an intermediate scrutiny test. (The PDF of their discussion is embedded in the linked article and can be downloaded.) A shout-out to IFC’s friends over at AmmoLand.com for inspiring this part of this week’s President’s Message. 

The National Rifle Association

As you have no doubt heard, there is a widely reported lawsuit against the NRA by New York Attorney General Letitia James.  In the suit, she demands not just the prosecution of Wayne LaPierre, but the dissolving of the NRA. It would be understandable that an attorney general would go after what they think are prosecutable financial crimes (unless your name is Clinton, Biden, or any of a bevy of other famous leftist groups like BLM).  However, once you demand the dismantling of your political opposition, you’ve moved past protecting the public interest, to banana republic totalitarian tactics. 

Even the ACLU has stepped up to protect the NRA’s free speech rights.

As reported in the New York Times:

The A.C.L.U. does not support the N.R.A. or its mission. We signed on as co-counsel because public officials shouldn’t be allowed to abuse the powers of the office to blacklist an organization just because they oppose an organization’s political views.

It’s not about the NRA, it’s about gun control and stomping out any opposition. This tweet on X, by Gene Wu, shows how the Left looks at us. (That’s the same Texas Democratic State Representative Gene Wu who fled Texas in 2021, to try to prevent a legally-required quorum from passing a voter integrity law). Now he wants the US Military to bomb gun owners. 

It’s amazing to me how the leftists think that those drones and bombers fly themselves, or that American citizens who serve in the military or as law enforcement officers will blindly follow illegal orders to kill other Americans, “Because we said so”.

Those leftists might ask the US Border Patrol Union their opinion of this, based on what is happening at the Texas – Mexican border right now.

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Shoot Straight, Speak The Truth, and Never Surrender Our Liberties.

Dave Funk
President
Iowa Firearms Coalition