COLUMN: Protecting our Second Amendment rights

Logic and history demonstrate law-abiding gun owners do not commit crimes, but that is not stopping legislative Democrats from once again coming after the guns of responsible gun owners.

Democrats are continuing their commitment to eroding our Second Amendment rights rather than focusing on measures that would have a real impact to keep Minnesotans safe from record-setting crime rates.

It is truly unfortunate Democrats politicize local and national tragedies to advance their agenda focused on inanimate objects (firearms) rather than evil people committed to acts of violence. Democrats see fit to abuse their 34-33 seat majority to ram through anti-Second Amendment legislation.

The House is already holding hearings on several extreme anti-gun bills, including:

• HF 14: universal gun registration

• HF 15: so-called ‘Red Flag’ confiscation

• HF 396: gun storage restrictions

• HF 601: criminalizing failing to report lost/stolen firearms

Thus far, there have not been any anti-gun hearings in the Democrat Senate, but if that happens I promise to fight them tooth and nail.

The history of the world is crystal clear: every government that aims to oppress its citizens first disarms them. Our forefathers knew this, which is why they gave us the Second Amendment – put into place to protect us from a possible future tyrannical government.

Increasing infringements on law-abiding citizens will not make any of us safer.

Eric Lucero (R-St. Michael) is the Minnesota State Senator representing District 30 and the cities of Albertville, St. Michael, Hanover, Rockford Township, Otsego, Elk River, Nowthen and part of Oak Grove