JERSEY GIRLS VICTIMIZED BY "FEEL-GOOD" GUN LAW!
STRICT SCRUTINY FROM SCOTUS LONG OVERDUE!
Op-Ed by Theresa Inacker, CNJFO Communications Director Tuesday August 20, 2019 www.cnjfo.com/join-us
Trust Women: Woman’s Right to Choose? The Startling Hypocrisy of Gun Control Bigots and a Woman’s Right to Bodily Autonomy.
The left emphatically proclaims a woman has a right to bodily autonomy. This right has been declared fundamental by our Supreme Court. This means any attempts by government to restrict it, are subject to strict scrutiny— this is the highest level of constitutional review. Source ReproductiveRights.org.
We are, of course, talking about woman’s right to choose an abortion. But what about her right to possess a firearm in defense of her own body?
Isn’t a woman’s right to defend her own body, in the manner she chooses, free from government interference also a fundamental right?
The bold and unavoidable irony is lost on vapid rights suppressors like Moms Demand Action, those politicians calling for more gun control, and others who support them.
Or is it?
In the article by Laurie Penny, published in the New Republic, “Criminalization of Women’s Bodies Is All About Conservative Male Power”, Penny argues that:
“Part of what it means to acknowledge the humanity of women is to treat them as political agents, and not walking wombs with the inconvenient habit of moaning about their personal preferences and material needs. The anti-choice Republican feeding frenzy comes from a deep conservative greed for social control.” Source: http://bit.ly/30km8ZK
The irony here is thick —greed for social control? A lack of acknowledgement of the value of a woman’s life and autonomy over her life? Criminalization of women’s bodies?
This is exactly what left-leaning politicians and gun control advocates do to a woman when her right to self defense is denied.
A pre-existing right, the right to keep and bear arms is explicitly written into the Constitution by Amendment II to restrain Government. Where is it explicitly written in the Constitution that a woman has a right to an abortion? It is not. Yet, rooted in the right to privacy, the Supreme Court has ruled that it is a fundamental right and that strict scrutiny must apply to any government attempts to regulate.
Aren’t we as gun owners merely asking for the same respect? Are we denied because our politics are different? That is nothing less than poorly-disguised social control.
Even after passing State of New Jersey and FBI NICS background checks, I would be charged with a felony and do mandatory jail time, if I were to carry and use a firearm in defense of my female body. THAT is tangible criminalization of female bodily autonomy. Liberal- leaning states like New Jersey lead the pack in suppressing women’s rights: in fact, one could rightly say, infringing her rights.
By calling for more gun control (despite the fact that we have over 20,000 gun control laws on the books already) the left is minimizing the value of my life as a woman.
In New Jersey, where less than a petty fraction a percent of firearms owners may obtain a carry permit, the liberal politicians have decided that my life is less valuable, that my life is subject to their personal interests, and fundamentally subject to the whims of governmental control. (Read more: “New Jersey with 8.983 Million Residents, Only Issued 496 Concealed Carry Permits”. http://bit.ly/3082znn)
Ultimately, this is about mostly liberal male politicians, and those who follow them, considering themselves elitist; more valuable than a common woman such as myself. I am nothing but a serf, subject to the capricious whims of the master landlord. In their elitist minds, I deserve this suppression because my politics differ. This is Un-American.
Resolution is long overdue. The Third Branch of Government, the Judiciary, should be the “firewall” that protects us from these relentless infringements. The Supreme Court of the United States needs to apply strict scrutiny and strike down these unduly burdensome restrictions on our ability to bear arms. Concepts such as Equal Protection, substantive and procedure due process are all interconnected with Second Amendment rights: these rights are ‘one body’ in a sense, and we must do everything to protect to it!
EDITOR's NOTE:
Theresa Inacker, an attorney of 19 years, was recently admitted to the Bar of Supreme Court of the United States. A former Managing Editor of the Seton Hall Constitutional Law Journal, she is a Seton Hall Law School graduate. A true "Security Mom" to her daughter, Inacker is a proven 2nd Amendment advocate with a long standing record of achievement that includes several appearances on Fox News, and just a few days ago appeared on Chris Cuomo's CNN Town Hall. An avid gun owner, target shooter and bird hunter, Inacker owns & uses all three popular firearms platforms. As our Communications Director she's responsible for keeping us "on-message" and helps supervise our diverse volunteer writing staff.
