A Quote from the Sotomayor Hearing

Sotomayor also sought to rebut Republican charges that she was anti-gun, noting, “One of my godchildren is a member of the NRA and I have friends who hunt. I understand fully the individual right [to bear arms] the Supreme Court recognized . . .” Read more: http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0709/24909_Page2.html#ixzz0LFcBuBcE&C

Two things about this my first thought is the statement that everyone always throws out when they are accused of being racist, "Oh I can't be racist, my friend is black." Just because you happen to have a close relationship with a member of the NRA doesn't mean you support gun rights. I know people who are strongly anti-gun but am still a firm believer in the 2nd Amendment. I would be willing to bet Bill Clinton knows several members of the NRA closely but he still signed the Assault Weapons Bill into law. Secondly, when are people going to understand that the 2nd Amendment has absolutely nothing to do with hunting. Our founders were not worried about me having the ability to go dove hunting this weekend. They were worried about people being enslaved under a tyrannical government and felt one of the best ways to avoid this was through citizens being able to bear arms. Sotomayor claims she understands the individual right to bear arms but her past rulings do not support that claim. I think she is just saying what the judicial committee wants to hear in order to get confirmed. I will be emailing my congressmen today and letting them know I do not support this anti 2nd amendment nominee and neither should they.