Vice President Kamala Harris just announced her selection of Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as her running mate in the Nov. 5 presidential election.
As governor, Walz routinely touts his gun ownership and affinity for duck hunting as a reason why people should take his opinions in favor of more gun control seriously.
He completely misses the point.
The Second Amendment isn’t primarily about hunting, and the constitutional right to keep and bear arms isn’t premised on ensuring the ability to shoot ducks for food or sport.
It is, rather, centered on the unalienable right of self-defense. And it’s fundamentally concerned with securing the rights and liberties of a free people living in a free state.
As it turns out, that fundamental concern is just as important to the safety and security of ordinary Americans today as it was in 1791, when the Second Amendment was…
