Never let a crisis go to waste. Barack Obama gave a statement regarding the Navy Yard shooting last year, saying, “One year ago, 12 Americans went to work to protect and strengthen the country they loved. Today, we must do the same – rejecting atrocities like these as the new normal and renewing our call for common-sense reforms that respect our traditions while reducing the gun violence that shatters too many American families every day.” He said nothing, of course, about the violence racking Chicago every weekend. By “common-sense reforms,” he means passing laws restricting the possession of things that won’t affect violence one way or the other. And by speaking of respecting “our traditions,” he completely misses the point – the Second Amendment is about the God-given right of self-defense. He doesn’t get to take that away simply by appealing to “common sense.” More…