TxAggie
Ultimate Member
So school got cancelled today and I'm stuck at home with the kids looking at anti 2A stuff, and I keep seeing the recurring "Can't yell 'Fire' in a theater" BS. So I just posted the following to FB. I'm probably repeating stuff that's bee said before, but I felt like getting it off my chest.
"I keep hearing people say that even the 1st Amendment has limitations because it is illegal to scream "Fire" in a crowded theater. They use that argument to say that no one needs semi-automatic rifles like the AR-15.
To them I say that the 2nd Amendment already has the same restrictions. It is illegal to FIRE an AR-15 in a crowded theater. It is illegal to use an AR-15 during the commission of a crime. It is illegal to use an AR-15 to cause harm to another person.
In both scenarios, the person must TAKE ACTION that directly causes or can cause harm to another person. You can talk and exercise you freedom of speech as much as you like, as long as you do not cause DIRECT harm to another person. Owning an AR-15 is no different. As long as a person is safe and does not cause direct harm to another person, they should be free to own one and use it as they see fit.
The way I look at it, considering how easily offended people get these days, the 1st Amendment actually causes MORE harm than firearms. Just this past year we heard stories of teens committing suicide because of posts by bullies on Facebook. Is it now time to shut down Facebook because people get offended to the point they commit suicide? Of course not.
The primary purpose of the 1st Amendment is to protect unpopular speech, particularly against the government. The 2nd Amendment is to protect unpopular firearms FROM the government."
"I keep hearing people say that even the 1st Amendment has limitations because it is illegal to scream "Fire" in a crowded theater. They use that argument to say that no one needs semi-automatic rifles like the AR-15.
To them I say that the 2nd Amendment already has the same restrictions. It is illegal to FIRE an AR-15 in a crowded theater. It is illegal to use an AR-15 during the commission of a crime. It is illegal to use an AR-15 to cause harm to another person.
In both scenarios, the person must TAKE ACTION that directly causes or can cause harm to another person. You can talk and exercise you freedom of speech as much as you like, as long as you do not cause DIRECT harm to another person. Owning an AR-15 is no different. As long as a person is safe and does not cause direct harm to another person, they should be free to own one and use it as they see fit.
The way I look at it, considering how easily offended people get these days, the 1st Amendment actually causes MORE harm than firearms. Just this past year we heard stories of teens committing suicide because of posts by bullies on Facebook. Is it now time to shut down Facebook because people get offended to the point they commit suicide? Of course not.
The primary purpose of the 1st Amendment is to protect unpopular speech, particularly against the government. The 2nd Amendment is to protect unpopular firearms FROM the government."
