Defending the 2nd Amendment

Like most Army daughters, my father taught me to shoot. He also taught me to respect the importance of gun safety. 

We can all agree, the natural beauty of the Lowcountry is truly a sportsman’s paradise.

Support for the 2nd Amendment isn’t just about supporting hunters and sportsmen. Fundamentally it’s an issue of constitutional rights. And it’s about preventing the federal government from taking those rights away.

At the same time, there are measures we can take to keep our communities safe, while also respecting the rights of law abiding citizens. These two things are not mutually exclusive.

Importance of the 2nd Amendment

Every time a criminal tragically breaks the law using a firearm, the far left wants to take away the rights of law abiding citizens. This is after the left says they want to defund the police and sparked a new crime wave in our nation’s cities.

It doesn’t matter whether or not you like guns – if the 2nd Amendment isn’t safe, neither is the 1st Amendment. The founders believed Americans should have a right to defend themselves, and that the state shouldn’t have the ultimate power.

I will never waiver from defending our constitutional rights. I remain committed to opposing laws restricting law-abiding citizens rights. At the same time, I will continue to work to keep guns out of the hands of bad guys.

Common Ground on Guns

There are several measures we can take to reduce gun violence, but first we have to acknowledge the system is broken. Gun violence is not the result of citizens following the law, it is the result of criminals and those seeking to do real harm, breaking the laws we already have in place.

We know gun control doesn’t work. Look at Chicago, where no larger than a 9mm is allowed within the city limits, yet every weekend, on average, more than 50 people are shot every weekend.

A recent vote to ban certain firearms for those under the age of 21, won’t put a dent in preventing gun violence because the vast majority of shootings are conducted by those over the age of 21.

Here are some reforms to reduce gun violence and keep guns out of the hands of bad guys and yet these solutions also don’t violate the rights of law abiding citizens. We can, and we should, find common ground on these and every issue:

  • Streamline all criminal records into one database at the state level (combining SLED, counties, municipalities, courts, DNR, etc.).
  • Streamline and strengthen criminal background checks.
  • Prohibit the sale of firearms to those who have previously used guns to shoot others (Uvalde).
  • Allow FBI to use more than a fax machine (no kidding) to communicate information about criminals to state and local agencies. The FBI should be allowed to use phone and internet. Today, they are not.
  • Provide resources for local law enforcement to utilize a “threat matrix” when certain individuals show disturbing signs or are reported to law enforcement.

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