Washington Has No Moral Authority to Ban Guns

After the hate crime against Christians perpetrated by a transgender shooter in Nashville in March 2023, there was the usual outcry to ban firearms.

Days after the killing spree, activists staged an insurrection at the Tennessee State Capitol calling for tougher gun laws. This despite the fact that many in favor of gun control politicized the violence and called for more of it.

However, the most jarring of all the gun-ban reactions to the Nashville attack was, to my mind, one posted by Claire Yost, a staff sergeant with the United States Army. S.Sgt. Yost, wearing her army uniform, posted a video in response to the Nashville incident arguing that guns should be banned because their “sole purpose” is “destroying” whatever they are aimed at.

Many have pointed out that S.Sgt. Yost’s political statements made while in fatigues are a clear violation of the Uniform Code of Military Justice and could be grounds for initiating a court-martial against her. (Perhaps the feds can get around to doing that after they have caught the pro-life pregnancy centers firebombers who have thus far outwitted the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) by operating under the cover of darkness.)

It is true that the argument about banning weapons is disturbing when it comes from someone who has sworn to uphold and defend the Constitution. Let us not quibble over paperwork. What is truly astonishing about the video is that someone who works for the United States government would be in favor of outlawing guns. The logic simply does not hold.

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