The Second Amendment declares that “the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.” For nearly 250 years, these words have held up. Despite numerous wars, changing cultures and economies, our Second Amendment has remained strong. The directive “shall not be infringed” is powerful; there are no footnotes, exceptions, or clarifications — not even for coronavirus.

Like many Oklahomans, I’ve been around firearms my entire life. I have proud memories of teaching my children how to hunt, how to clean a gun, how to protect themselves. Unfortunately, Democrats want to take this away from future generations by rewriting the Second Amendment, and they want to use a global pandemic to force our hands.