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Where Are All The Second Amendment People Now?

Unidentified Federal troops arresting protesters is exactly what the Second Amendment is supposed to protect against

By Gayla BerPublished 4 years ago 3 min read
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Federal troops tear gas the 'Wall of Moms'. Photo Credit Big World Tale

"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"

- Second Amendment of the United States Constitution

For the eight years Barack Obama was President, the Right (Republicans) railed about how Obama was coming for everyone's guns. That never happened. Obviously. Because that was never the plan.

In one of his manufactured crises, Trump, on April 17, 2020, tweeted:

LIBERATE VIRGINIA, and save your great 2nd Amendment. It is under siege!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) April 17, 2020

Here we are, just under 100 days until the next Presidential election, and federal troops are in Portland, Oregon under the guise of protecting federal property. A courthouse and federal building to be exact.

Except that they aren't...

On July 4, Trump ordered federal 'troops' to Portland where months of Black Lives Matter protests, mostly peaceful, had been occurring since May. These protests are in response to the murder of George Floyd in Missouri.

What are the troops protecting the courthouse from exactly? Graffiti. Federal troops, who do not have to listen to local law enforcement, who have been operating under federal authority, wearing fatigues with no identification, and driving around in unmarked vehicles, are patrolling the city and arresting protesters. It should be noted, however, that these federal troops, they are paramilitary. They aren't US Military. They are members of the CBP and DHS. They are not trained in military protocol. They are not the police. They are not trained for de-escalation. This is, in fact, not what happens in a democracy, but what definitely can be described as happening in a military dictatorship (think North Korea as an example).

Who are these protesters that are being arrested? Among them are:

Moms. Dads. Veterans.

These citizens are standing peacefully trying to block the federal troops from reaching the protesters. These citizens are protecting protestors. From their own government.

This is exactly what the Second Amendment was written for. So where are all the Second Amendment people now?

Citizens are being arrested by paramilitary troops. These same troops who are supposed to be 'protecting a federal property', are patrolling blocks away from the courthouse and taking protesters off the streets in unmarked uniforms and into unmarked cars.

These troops are carrying guns with live rounds - LIVE ROUNDS. They are teargassing the Wall of Moms (see above), the Dads, and the Veterans. The very people who are charged with protecting the people of America are in fact, attacking them with tear gas, rubber bullets, and live ammunition.

So why haven't the people who are so passionate about the Second Amendment, that guarantees them the right to bear arms against a tyrannical government, why haven't they spoken up? Why haven't they taken up their arms against this tyrannical government action? Isn't this what these people basically live for? Don't militias exist in the US to protect their fellow citizens from a government that is bent on harming and fighting against people who are actually using their First Amendment right to protest?

Americans are literally being attacked and injured by the federal government on American soil. So where are you, Second Amendment people? Let's go. Pick up your arms and show the government what your Second Amendment is supposed to mean.

Or are you too scared? Or even worse, do you agree with what Trump is doing? In which case, you are not only liars, you're also hypocrites.

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Gayla Ber

Writing is a bit of a passion for me. I enjoy sharing ideas and opinions. I'm not afraid to engage in conversation that contradicts my opinion, but I fight on the side of science.

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