Jeff Crank Show, Paul Lundeen, September 21, 2019
Station: KVOR, 740 am
Show: Jeff Crank Show
Guests: Lundeen, Paul
Link: https://soundcloud.com/user-213438850/jeff-crank-show-9-21-19
Date: September 21, 2019
Topics: First Amendment, Freedom of Speech, Scripture, Beautiful Words, Second Amendment, Defense against Tyranny, Hunting, Assault Weapons, AR-15, Bazookas, Self Defense, Venezuela, Armored Personnel Carriers, Muskets, Technology, Founders
COLORADO SENATOR AND GUEST CO-HOST ON THE JEFF CRANK SHOW, PAUL LUNDEEN: Rudy, how about this for an idea – here’s how I look at it. The Second Amendment is not actually about my right to hunt. It supports that, of course. And it’s not actually about a person’s right to defend themselves when someone is coming after them. The Second Amendment is there in place of protection of the First Amendment.—
GUEST CO-HOST, TRON SIMPSON: Correct!
LUNDEEEN: –some of the most beautiful words that were ever written, in the history of man, when you get beyond scripture. The reality is man-written words, the First Amendment — the ability to speak out, to disagree, to have a public debate, and to disagree WITH YOUR GOVERNMENT is what the First Amendment is all about. And the Second Amendment stands there in support of that. The Second Amendment is about the protection – over the people – from tyranny. And that is what the Second Amendment, at the end of the day, is fully, completely, and all about.
CALLER RUDY: If that’s so, they should be owning bazookas, or what have you.
SIMPSON: Okay, so, now it just gets Crazy-town! This is what we do. Now, Paul, try to educate him a little bit more.
LUNDEEN: [Stammering] Here is what I’d say, Rudy: Go out to YouTube, find the video from Venzuela [sic] where the military police in their armored personnel carriers were driving over the tops of the citizens of Venzuela.
SIMPSON: Runnin’ ‘em over, man!
LUNDEEN: And that is exactly why the Second Amendment needs to be in place. It’s how you avoid tyranny. To your question, “You need a bazooka?” – perhaps the people DO, in order to stand against tyranny. So, consider that as a philosophical construct.
SIMPSON: And let me just add this, Rudy, when the Second Amendment was fortified and put into our Constitution, we weren’t talking about – okay, we had muskets, right? Okay, we have different technology [today]. Do you not think that the founders did not know that there would be technology? Our founders were also inventors, so things that were created back then, they knew would probably escalate in technology. So, it’s not [affecting a mocking tone of gun control advocate], “This was about muskets, you know, and bows and arrows, maybe!” No, no, it’s about protection of your family and your liberty from a tyrannical government. Very important!
