Gun grabbers in Missouri continue to make the claim that the Missouri state constitution forbids the carrying of concealed firearms, even with approval from the legislature. Speaking for the gun fearing wussies, Burton Newman, a St. Louis lawyer claimed that the Missouri Constitution clearly bans the carrying of concealed firearms He even called them an incalculable evil.

Judges also asked Newman whether police officers would be prohibited from carrying concealed weapons if the language in the constitution prohibits concealed weapons.

The constitutional language "is addressed to citizens, not persons serving in an official capacity for the state, such as law enforcement officers," Newman said.

Kudos to the judges on the Missouri Supreme Court for posing a question that I asked last year. In doing so, they have forced Newman to argue before the state supreme court that the Missouri constitution reins in the rights of the people, but not those of the state.

With a straight face, Newman claims that the constitution is in place not to protect citizens from an oppressive government, but instead to protect an oppressive government for civil unrest. As a Libertarian I find his attitude deeply disturbing, and can only hope that the supreme court does as well. Unfortunately, the attitude is all too familiar to those on the far left, who seem to think that 21st century oppression is impossible, and that government can solve all of life's problem.