From the News Sentinel:
“They may hate guns, but they have no problem blasting holes in the Constitution,†Colbert said of the campaign, the lobbying arm of the Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence, founded by James and Sarah Brady. James Brady was press secretary to President Reagan when he was shot in the head and partially paralyzed in the 1981 assassination attempt on Reagan.
“How long is he going to hold that up as, like, I know more about being shot than you do?†a vexed Colbert asked Helmke about Brady. “Wouldn’t it take more courage to be shot and go, ‘No, I’m not going to infringe on other people’s rights just because something bad happened to me’? That would be bold.â€
AWB
No related posts.
Entries (RSS)
And this man at one time wanted to be our U.S. Congressman. Thankfully he became the mayor of Ft. Wayne instead and now is off in D.C. showing his true colors. I don’t think he could have straight-faced defended gun ownership.
This is hilarious. Thanks for the laugh.
I enjoyed when Colbert started the interview pulling out every type of legal and illegal gun out of his suit to make his point. Maybe Helmke should focus on the laws that support the right to bear arms. A little common sense tells us that guns are neccesary.
Amendment 2 – Right to Bear Arms. Ratified 12/15/1791. Note
A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.
If Helmke is about regulating certain types of guns, what are they?
Common sense will prevail.
Well, a .50 cal Barrett rifle really doesn’t fit under the umbrella of the CCW law, so that means I can carry it ON THE STREET, on my shoulder and walk over to that Speedway for a soda and chips then…right, Paul?
Steve:
From what I read (when he was mayor), he’s responsible for much of the REASON as to WHY I NEED a gun (or several) where I live for home defense and personal protection.
The south side was IGNORED while it devolved…marvelously so.
Still, that Colbert segment was funny.
B.G.
Thanks Dan, I needed at good laugh at a local “democrats” expense.