02 May 2019

[Perrin Lovett] - Dear Tallahassee: The Second Amendment Requires No "Guardian"






As I noted on my blog, the new law “is [at best] a half-step in a sideways direction.”

This bloated tangle of legaleze does nothing to ease the hellish burden that is the Florida public (government) school system. That, as much as Georgia’s or any other State’s, is a subsidized and beloved child abuse racket. It’s not the guns or the lack thereof in the schools; it’s the fact that the schools exist. They shouldn’t. That’s my first rambly point.

The second point, the Constitutional point, the Siba Rice point is that this is in no way a victory for the Second Amendment. The two critical words in Amendment Number Two - always overlooked by everyone - tell us why the 2A, and the rest of the Old Parchment, and most of the rest of Western, Anglo-American jurisprudence have neither teeth nor hope these days. They explain what’s wrong with “guardians” in the schools.

Those words are not “well-regulated militia.” They’re not “the Right.” They’re not “The People.” They’re not “keep” and “bear.” And, they’re neither “shall not,” nor “be infringed.”

They are … Free State. F-R-E-E S-T-A-T-E. Emphasis on the “FREE” part. I challenge any of you to lead me to this now mythical place. It certainly is nowhere near where they waste 42 pieces of paper so Coach Smith can possible carry a Glock 19 from his car and into the school building where the rest of the Bill of Rights are routinely quashed.

In case your calendar is out of date, this is no longer 1776. Freedom is as out of fashion as powdered wigs. The difference is that you could pay most people enough to take a wig or two. Not so with the “F” word. Today - sorry Madison, Jefferson, etc. - we’ve become a nation of helpless women and children, ever in need of a “guardian.” Of course, the “guardian” has to get a permit, take a class, pass a test, pay a fee, please the Sheriff, maybe blow somebody at the school board, jump through a burning hoop while hopping on one foot, and sing a dirge of diversity before He, She, or Xir can begin to think about guarding anything or anyone.

Sorry, again (not really) - I’m just not feeling this shit. Not tonight.

In a free place, the kids would attend whatever local school they and their parents thought best - the kind of happy place where LEARNING goes on. And, if one of those parents, or any local for that matter, happened to stop by while toting iron, then so be it. We were once such a people. We were better educated. We had better manners. We did not suffer school shootings or much other crime. We were armed even without pressing need. We were free.

We also didn’t need 112 (or 535) useless, loquacious idiots wasting trees or digital ink to keep us saaaaaaaaafe. We, those of us left, still don’t need them. But, damned if we don’t suffer them. Rejoice! We need not suffer them lightly.

Good on ya, bold Republicans of Citrus Grove Landia! If this Bill saves just one student’s life, then that is something good and positive. However - and I’ll end with this - it would be far gooder and positive-ier… to spare all of the 2.7 million public school students between Pensacola and the Keys the dismality of the system. The Free are their own guardians, thank you.

*UTTERLY Blind Homers: “Florida” is the next big tax jurisdiction South of Georgia (like way down I-75). It’s where them GAY-tors in blue and orange be a lurkin. Disney-Trap, the beach, etc...


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1 comment:

  1. I'm not sure this is a "Second Amendment" question.

    I am old enough to remember when guns/mass shootings were not a problem in our schools and other places. I don't know when it actually started.

    It seems to me that this has to do with the government's responsibility to protect the lives of its citizens. I cannot escape the feeling that what prompts so many of the shootings is the fact that the schools, churches, etc. are soft targets inviting trouble because they have been declared a "gun-free zone". So, the potential shooter knows he can harvest a lot of victims with little interference.

    When I was young, bringing a gun to school was not even in the world of possibilities. However, we had no police hanging around the school, either. It wasn't felt necessary. Yet, we felt safe.

    I recently had occasion to visit the hospital. Prominently, displayed on the entrance was a sign proclaiming it as a "gun-free" building. You are just asking for trouble.

    Two recent shootings( North Carolina and Los Angeles)indicate when you have people (especially if armed) fight back, the shooter is less successful.


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