Posted April 21, 2022 9:51 am by Comments

By Alex Madajian

Regarding “Editorial: As gun deaths surge, it’s time to say ‘enough’ to Second Amendment absolutism,” (April 18): Ripping into Sen. Ted Cruz for his stance on “Second-Amendment absolutism” regarding “ghost guns” was not only shortsighted but entirely misguided. Here’s why.

Privately made firearms are rarely used in murders. According to the Department of Justice, from January 2016 to December 2021, less than 2 percent of privately made firearms recovered by law enforcement were found in connection with “homicides or attempted homicides.” Biden’s blatant abuse of power in his new “ghost gun” rule is not about saving lives, it’s about utter control and keeping guns out of the hands of good people.

Saying “Cruz’s Second-Amendment absolutism makes about as much sense as a man stepping into a subway car and opening fire with a Glock” is dead wrong. The number of New York City’s gun violence victims increased 14.5 percent from 2021. This past November, the Supreme Court heard the case NYSRPA v. Bruen , which questioned whether the state of New York’s denial of petitioners’ applications for concealed-carry licenses for self-defense violated the Second Amendment. This essentially means New Yorkers haven’t been able to exercise their constitutional right to carry a firearm. If they were able to conceal

Source: Gun Owners of America

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