By Dave Workman
Editor-in-Chief
The Second Amendment Foundation is not rolling over to play “dead” following Tuesday’s devastating midterm election results which, as some in the gun rights community acknowledge, turned out worse than even the polls indicated.
Instead, SAF has thrown down the gauntlet with a post on ‘X’ declaring, “SAF reminds any newly elected lawmaker that the enshrinement of constitutional rights necessarily takes certain policy choices off the table. Make us sue you, and we will.”
Whether these new members of Congress take that as a warning or challenge remains to be seen, but considering SAF’s history of litigation, it is most likely the first option.
The organization’s ‘X’ message explains, “The Constitution is intended to protect the bedrock of fundamental rights enjoyed by all Americans. When political winds shift, that bedrock becomes even more critical. Supreme Court caselaw is perhaps the best buffer between the People and temporary political majorities. This is precisely why cases like our two Assault Weapons Ban cases pending before the Supreme Court as so critical.”
According to NBC News, Democrats will take control on Capitol Hill in January. The network estimates Democrats will win “at least 259 House seats.” The Senate will have a Democrat majority of at least 54 seats.
Interestingly, CNBC is reporting that the top election issue for voters was the economy at 39 percent. Crime was at the bottom of the list at 3 percent.
There are lots of theories about why Republicans did so poorly and Democrats did so well. There was Donald Trump, whose manner and assorted declarations ranging from a not-so-veiled threat to take over Greenland, to the war against Iran, which he repeatedly suggested was almost over.
The high cost of gasoline contributed to the higher costs for all other goods and groceries.
Very few analysts have mentioned conservative voter apathy. Face it, hunters and gun owners evidently didn’t turn out.
Not only will Congress be a challenge for the next two years, so will many state legislatures, where Democrats also gained some momentum. As noted in an accompanying report, gun rights advocates are predicting a surge in gun buying, and in memberships to major Second Amendment organizations.
