Tennessee Candidate Illustrates Dems’ Disconnect On Gun Rights

By Tom Knighton

Six of the most annoying words on the planet are, “I support the Second Amendment but…”

However, anti-gun Democrats are famous for doing precisely that. It’s because they know admitting they want to either repeal or ignore the Second Amendment won’t play well with Middle America. So instead, they pretend to appreciate the Second Amendment while showing just how little they understand it.

A prime example comes from a gubernatorial debate in Tennessee on Monday night.

Democratic gubernatorial nominee Karl Dean doubled down Monday on his opposition to passage of a “constitutional carry” or permitless gun carry law, saying that while he supports gun rights, he also believes Tennessee’s existing “common-sense regulations” for permit holders are needed.

“I know most Tennesseans support the Second Amendment. I support the Second Amendment, too. I’m not trying to take anybody’s guns away,” said Dean, a former Nashville mayor and before that Davidson County’s longtime public defender.

But drawing a contrast with Republican rival Bill Lee, who backs permitless carry, Dean said during an early voting swing through Chattanooga that “if everybody can carry a weapon, how can there be any control?”

Mr. Dean, that’s the freaking point.

The Second Amendment doesn’t carve out exemptions. It doesn’t give …Read the Rest

Source:: Bearing Arms