Here is awesome quote from Miss Lauren Young. Army MP Veteran and Law Student. I just found this today on her instagram I believe it certainly worth looking at. My initial reaction (like many others) when asked to articulate my views on the 2nd Amendment are twofold: I begin with explaining why I carry a gun/why I own, “military style” firearms, followed by what it “means” to me to be an advocate for the second. ... .. Today, I will not explain myself as to #WhyICarry or why I own the guns I do because the fact remains, it is because I can. What exists, and what I have argued in the past are an immense number of reasons as to why I carry and I have spent many days wasting my breathe and my time explaining them, but today is not one of those days. What I say will not change the minds of those who aren’t looking beyond their perceived façade of security. What I say will not make someone understand that the removal of a freedom (regardless of what it is) is detrimental not only to the freedom in question, but all freedoms. Once you start picking apart an Amendment based on a diminutive understanding you run the risk of creating the slippery slope you cannot stop. .. Some may read this and call me “overdramatic,” but those same people don’t understand history. They don’t understand the world around them that doesn’t have a Constitution created to protect them from their government; but I digress. . Today, I will not feed the egos of those who desire for me to explain myself to them only to be met NOT with a statement of “I understand, I don’t agree,” BUT with attacks and statements intended to traduce my character. Therefore, I carry and I own #BecauseICan… . Excuse me ma’am, why do you vote? Because I can. #19A . Excuse me sir, why do I need a warrant to search your house? Because you do. #4A . Excuse me ma’am, why must I give you due process of law even though I have an overwhelming amount of alleged evidence to prove your guilt and see you as a “risk” to publ...