WaPo Columnist Calls Second Amendment “Problematic”

In an op-ed piece about NBA basketball player Gilbert Arenas, Washington Post metro columnist Robert McCarthy actually said the following about the second amendment:

“… that amendment has become problematic in a modern society. It’s a vestige from an era when the nation was mostly rural and the guns were muskets. But it’s the law unless the text is amended, and there’s no chance of that in the current climate of opinion.”

Should we first remind McCarthy that the first amendment, which gave the freedom to the press, was written in a time when moveable type printing presses were advanced technology, and newspapers were entirely biased and wrote only what the owners felt was newsworthy? There was no radio, TV and the information superhighway was the dirt roads that connected the cities. But today the first amendment is still used to protect the right of a free press, whether it be online or in the few remaining newspapers.

As to the matter of Mr. Arenas. We feel he did get a slap on the wrist, and that is wrong. But this isn’t a matter of a gun issue to us at FirearmsTruth. This is a matter of the rich and famous getting away with crimes that would land others in jail. As we noted, a family who broke the law in New York City for having unlicensed guns will likely lose their home, go to jail and see their lives turned upside down. But Arenas, who pulled a gun on a teammate, received a suspended sentence and probation. He might lose his career playing basketball, but unless he spent every last penny, he likely still has a good life and can go home to his family every night.

So Mr. McCarthy you are partially right on this issue, but you’re dead wrong on saying that the second amendment has become problematic.