Second Amendment, a Parent's Perspective

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. 

  Wouldn’t it be wonderful if James Madison had a Twitter account? No way that’s a possibility, but he did leave us with great quotes preserved through the years to give us valuable clues to his intentions. There are just too many of those quotes and a countless number of sources for me to pull his words directly into this article. However, if you take a minute to type his name into Google, you’ll quickly discover his mindset regarding the Second Amendment.

 That set of words are written as clearly as possible. The American people, in a necessity to protect their home (house, state, country), have the right to keep and maintain firearms, and that will never change. It sounds simple, yet it remains one of the most disputed and often twisted collection of words in American history. 

As a mother, I feel as it can best be described as a long-standing conversation between a parent and an inquisitive toddler. It’s an ongoing debate, full of countless “Why?”s, and sometimes the only realistic response is “because it says so”. “It’s my shotgun, why can’t I saw it off?” One, you shouldn’t want to. The accuracy and velocity are going to be so profoundly impacted that you might as well just chuck a handful of gravel at your target. Two, some rowdy kids decided to hide them in their dusters for the purpose of robbing banks, and we all lost access. Much like the lawn darts of the 1980s, if you’re old enough to remember those. That is just one question of many inspired by our Second Amendment. There are so many more stemming around felons, mental health, and gun control, but I feel as those have all been discussed thoroughly elsewhere. 

No matter what country you reside in, there are rules and guidelines for people to follow, and disciplinary actions for those who don’t. These sets of rules and guidelines are a necessity for civilization that we see dating all the way back to the 10 commandments, and in our households on a daily basis. It is very much a parental approach to maintaining order and minimizing chaos when dealing with a group of individuals. Our Father gave us the commandments, The Founding Fathers gave us the Constitution, and our fathers set the bar of expectations for their children. I fully understand the importance of mothers, but we’re a whole story of our own. 

Not every household is blessed with a fair and just father. When fathers are absent, inappropriate, or abusive there needs to be rules set in place to protect and preserve the dignity, the value, and the hearts of those children involved. The constitutional obligation of any parent should always be the protection and preservation of our children by any means necessary. Hence, The Second Amendment.