Sen. Adam Schiff’s latest pearl-clutching on ABC’s “This Week” has gun owners everywhere rolling their eyes: he claims President Trump was dead wrong to take out Iranian general Qasem Soleimani (not Ayatollah Khomeini, who’s been dust since 1989—nice fact-check, Adam), insisting Iran “posed no imminent threat” to the U.S. This isn’t just historical amnesia; it’s a masterclass in selective outrage from a man who’s spent years demonizing Trump while Iran’s Quds Force racked up American blood on its hands. Soleimani orchestrated attacks that killed hundreds of U.S. troops via roadside bombs and proxies, including the recent storming of our Baghdad embassy. Trump’s drone strike wasn’t some Wild West impulse—it was a precise response to intel on imminent plots, as confirmed by multiple briefings to Congress. Schiff’s revisionism conveniently ignores how Soleimani’s terror network targeted civilians and soldiers alike, much like the threats radical Islamists pose to free societies today.
For the 2A community, Schiff’s pearl-clutching is a glaring red flag in the hypocrisy Olympics. If Iran’s “no imminent threat” means we shouldn’t preemptively neutralize a proven killer with American blood on his hands, what does that logic spell for American citizens arming up against gangbangers, cartel hitmen, or home invaders who’ve already shown their stripes? Schiff and his anti-gun allies push “red flag” laws and assault weapon bans based on vague “potential threats,” yet here he is sanctimoniously lecturing that we must wait for the bullet to fly before acting. It’s the same disarmed-victim mindset that leaves law-abiding folks defenseless while emboldening aggressors—whether in Tehran’s shadows or Chicago’s streets. Trump’s decisive strike echoes the armed citizen’s right to self-defense: neutralize the threat before it materializes, because waiting for “imminence” often means body bags.
The implications for 2024? Schiff’s soft-on-terror stance underscores why 2A isn’t negotiable—it’s the ultimate check against both foreign jihadis and domestic tyrants who’d have us wait for government permission to survive. As Iran licks its wounds and proxies regroup, pro-2A patriots see this as validation: our rights aren’t up for debate when the enemy doesn’t send RSVPs. Stay vigilant, stay strapped, and keep calling out the Schiffs of the world for what they are—enablers of hesitation in a world that strikes first.
