Second Amendment

I must take issue with the hypocrisy of Mr. Thomas (letter to the editor). On one point he says, “this is not showing disrespect for the law” but then he concludes with, “now is the time... to rescind the Second Amendment”.

Uh, which is it Mr. Thomas? 

While we can all agree there are too many guns on the street, does anybody truly believe a bunch of new laws are going to keep those weapons out of the hands of none law abiding citizens (I.E. “bad guys”)? And, while we may change laws in America. is anybody doing anything about weapons being brought into this country illegally? President Bidens open border policy certainly doesn’t help.

This is no time to rid ourselves of the Second Amendment, as Mr. Thomas proclaims. Sure, we can, and should do even tougher background checks, but again, this will not keep guns away from anybody who wants to get one. The Second Amendment simply does what it says, gives the honest citizen “the right to bare arms” and  a chance to, protect himself and his family.

–Steven Anticevich, Castro Valley