Ben Carson Gives Blunt Explanation Of Why The 2nd Amendment Is Vital, He's Right

By Elizabeth Nelson

I previously wrote a blog about Dr. Ben Carson's stance on guns, based on an interview he had done with Glenn Beck.

    

Obviously other conservatives and Second Amendment advocates have also raised their objections and, in the light of Dr. Carson's potential run for office in 2016, because he has come out and explained his view of the 2nd Amendment, some say he's "changed his view on gun rights" but has he really?  He sure sounds like a politician, if we read it logically, void of emotion, and read what he's not saying.  Read the CNS article and see if you saw what I did:

Dr. Ben Carson, author and retired pediatric neurosurgeon, said the “real reason” the Founding Fathers created the Second Amendment was because they knew it was possible for our government to “go off the rail” and try to  “dominate the people” and the citizens would need the means to protect themselves.

“But the real reason that they put it [2nd Amendment] there is recognizing that there could come a time when our government itself could go off the rail, and could try to dominate the people, and the people would need a mechanism of defense for themselves,” said Carson.  “I would never allow the Second Amendment to be jeopardized.”

Carson made his comments on May 23 as the guest host on the conservative talk radio program, the Sean Hannity Show. A caller had asked Carson for his views on the Second Amendment and how that constitutional right was being treated by the Obama administration.

The caller said, “I’ve heard some conflicting things from people and I’m curious what your thoughts are on the Second Amendment and what this administration is doing to gut it, right now?”

Dr. Carson said, “Well, it’s always good to hear it from the horse’s mouth. First of all, I am a very strong believer in the Second Amendment. The Second Amendment is there for a very good reason, and I think our Founding Fathers were very wise to recognize that the populace could be a tremendous aid to the military. They could form their own militia; they would be a tremendous deterrent for invasion.”

“But the real reason that they put it there is recognizing that there could come a time when our government itself could go off the rail, and could try to dominate the people, and the people would need a mechanism of defense for themselves,” he said.  “I would never allow the Second Amendment to be jeopardized.”

“I do believe that it is necessary for people to begin to have rational discussions about things – what kinds of weapons,” said Carson.  “You know, I don’t think tanks, for instance, would be a very good thing to be keeping in your garage. But you certainly should have access to any kind of weapon that you want for recreational purposes or to protect yourself. There really shouldn’t be a lot of restrictions on that.”

Did you notice, he would like us to now "discuss" what weapons we're going to use for recreational purposes and to protect ourselves? He'll go into a little  more detail a little later, and actually, Dr. Carson, we can buy a tank, if that's what floats our boat, as long as the gun as been rendered inoperable, and there is a market for it.

He continued,  “You do need to have a discussion about how we deal with situations where there is a tremendous amount of crime and easy access to the kinds of weapons that can create a lot of damage quickly. But that needs to be done in context of always preserving Second Amendment rights.”

So again, he's thinking about the semi-automatic weapons? But wait, hand guns were used at New Town, Aurora AMC24, and just recently at UC Santa Barbara, so is he going "discuss" the ban of hand guns too?

Again, we have another "politician-wanna-be," author, and motivational speaker that would sooner blame guns instead of looking at the bigger picture and the cause of the "tremendous amount of crime,"  or "easy access" of guns.  Ironically, no one wants to tackle our broken mental health system, just as they didn't want to touch our broken VA system, until dead Vets floated to the surface.  I guess dead children in schools, dead college students, dead movie goers, and so many more just aren't enough and we need more bullet ridden bodies at the hands of the mentally ill before we cry uncle?  

Of course we don't see the Mental Health reform, that's too hard for them to do, but where are the gun-smart PSAs or coupons for the rather expensive gun safes, to keep the guns out of the hands of home invaders or children that may have bad intentions - have you seen any lately? Yeah, me either.  Let's not fix the problem, let's just be another fool blaming the tool.  While we're at it, let's blame pencils for misspelled words; forks for diabetes, heart disease and obesity; cars for speeding and drunk driving; and the pharmacist for prescription drug addiction.

The Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution says, "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." Read more CNS

I agree, we should always be concerned when the government tries to take our weapons away. A militia capable of defending itself was integral to the founding of our country, and it remains just as important today, and they know it.

So, as interesting as this is, coming from Dr. Carson, considering he has taken a lot of heat for his criticism for his support of some gun control measures, do you think this is this just a political double-talk to make himself look better for a potential run in 2016?