Shall not be infringed

I am Jaynee Germond, a law abiding conservative Constitutionalist. That is not a dirty word. I live and breathe that document. I carry both the Constitution with me at all times. You can get your own copy for free at the National Center for Constitutional Studies. I am writing about the 2nd Amendment today. It has been said, “The Second Amendment is in place in case the politicians ignore the other of the bill of rights”. I believe more of the Constitution is being ignored, more often.

In its original writing, the 2nd Amendment took only 27 words. A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed. Over decades & decades, our city, state and federal legislators have spent untold time and energy in the attempt to interpret these 27 words in a way to remove this right from the law-abiding citizen. In some places, this endeavor has succeeded but with all their effort, those legislators have not succeeded in removing guns from the criminals, and they never will. Here is an appropriate quote (from an unknown source), ”Only a government that is afraid of its citizens tries to control them”.


Currently, most states have concealed handgun permits (at least in theory), but that ‘goes against the grain’ with me. I feel that concealment permits are unconstitutional. According to the Bill of Rights, we have a right to bear arms. A permit is permission, a privilege to do what the Constitution already permits and a right the criminals apply every day in spite of laws. Personally, I believe that gun control is a tight 3 round grouping

Another argument for gun rights is this: our troops are all over the world, but not on our borders. In the event of an invasion, we, the law-abiding gun owners of America, are the first line of defense. Thomas Jefferson said, "I ask you, who are the militia? We are the militia. I say that they consist of the whole people, except a few public officers."

We need to remind any potential invader of what Yamamoto (the famous Japanese Admiral that planned Pearl Harbor) said, "You cannot invade the mainland United States. There would be a rifle behind each blade of grass." With law enforcement being hit with cuts, and the Supreme court affirming that Law Enforcement Officers have no obligation to protect individuals (Bowers v. DeVito, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit, 686F.2d 616 (1982), we have a right and a responsibility to protect ourselves and our families.

I will leave you with one thought. In WWI, the United States of America intervened and ended the war. In WWII, the United States intervened and ended the war. In 1991, when Iraq invaded Kuwait, the United States of America intervened and ended the tyranny. When earthquakes, tsunamis and other natural and man-made disasters happen around the world, the United States of America comes to the rescue. If you drive across this great country, as I have done several times in the past few years you will see the most beautiful, most productive, most diverse country on earth; a country I am proud of.

Soon, I will be filing my candidacy for the Republican primary for US Congress for OR, CD4. If elected as your representative in Congress, I promise to fight for the gun rights and those other rights that are now under threat. We have a God-given right and I add, a responsibility, to protect our families and ourselves, not only from intrusion, but also from tyrannical governments. The law of the land, the Constitution says so. And I promise you that if I am elected as your representative, I…will….never… ever …. apologize …for …our… country!