The right to bear arms is inherent in the right of self-defense, defense of the family, and defense against tyranny. This right is conferred upon the individual and the community by our Creator. It is intended to safeguard life, liberty, and property. It is to preserve the independence of the nation. The Constitution Party upholds the right of the citizen to keep and bear arms. 

THE PRINCIPLES

The Second Amendment strictly limits any interference with gun ownership by saying: 

“A well-regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.

The right to keep and bear arms is guaranteed by the Second Amendment to the Constitution. It may not be infringed upon or denied. 

THE PROBLEM

When guns are outlawed, only outlaws will have them. In such circumstances, the peaceful citizen’s protection against the criminal would be seriously jeopardized. 

THE SOLUTION

Repeal all federal firearms legislation, beginning with the Federal Firearms Act of 1968. 

Eliminate all government-designated “Gun Free Zones”.

Rescind all executive orders. Prohibit any future executive orders, or treaty ratifications which would limit the right to keep and bear arms. 

THE CONSTITUTION PARTY COMMITMENT

The Constitution Party will work to repeal all federal firearms legislation currently in place.

Our elected officials will actively oppose any attempts to prohibit ownership of guns by law-abiding citizens, and we will work against all laws that would require the registration of guns or ammunition.

To order to insure the safety of the American people and their families, we intend to eliminate all government-designated “Gun Free Zones”, including military bases.

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It is a primary obligation of the federal government to provide for the common defense, and to be vigilant regarding potential threats, prospective capabilities, and perceived intentions of potential enemies.  

THE PRINCIPLES

“The very purpose of Government”, as defined in the 2nd paragraph of the Declaration of Independence, is: 

 “…to secure these [unalienable] rights, Governments are instituted among Men…“, “…that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness…“ 

To fulfill this obligation, the Preamble of the Constitution states one of the duties specifically delegated to the Federal Government is to:  

“Provide for the common defense.“ 

US Constitution, Article 1, Section 8, Clauses 11–16 give Congress further direction and authority in this area, including the power  

“To raise and support Armies” and “To provide and maintain a Navy.“ 

THE PROBLEM

We oppose unilateral disarmament and dismemberment of America’s defense infrastructure. That which is hastily torn down will not be easily rebuilt. 

We condemn the presidential assumption of authority to deploy American troops into combat without a declaration of war by Congress, pursuant to Article I, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution. 

Under no circumstances would we commit U.S. forces to serve under any foreign flag or command.  

We are opposed to any New World Order, and we reject U.S. participation in or a relinquishing of command to any foreign authority. 

THE SOLUTION

STATE NATIONAL GUARD AND THE RESERVES

The goal of U.S. security policy is to defend the national security interests of the United States. Therefore, except in time of declared war, for the purposes of state security, no state National Guard or reserve troops shall be called upon to support or conduct operations in foreign theatres. We should be the friend of liberty everywhere, but the guarantor and provisioner of ours alone. 

We call for the maintenance of a strong, state-of-the-art military on land, sea, in the air, and in space. 

We urge the executive and legislative branches to continue to provide for the modernization of our armed forces, in keeping with advancing technologies and a constantly changing world situation. 

We call for the deployment of a fully-operational strategic defense system as soon as possible. 

We believe that all defense expenditures should be directly related to the protection of our nation.

Every item of expenditure must be carefully reviewed to eliminate foreign aid, waste, fraud, theft, inefficiency, and excess profits from all defense contracts and military expenditures. 

We reject the policies and practices that permit women to train for or participate in combat. 

Because of the radical feminization of the military over the past two decades, it must be recognized that these “advances” undermine the integrity, morale, and performance of our military organizations by dual qualification standards and forced integration. 

THE CONSTITUTION PARTY COMMITTMENT

WELL-REGULATED MILITIAS

We fully support well-regulated militias organized at the state level. 

We fully support and encourage the restoration of unorganized militia at the county and community level in compliance with our patriotic and legal responsibilities as free citizens of the United States. 

PANAMA CANAL ZONE

Under no circumstances should we have unilaterally surrendered our military base rights in Panama. The sovereign right of the United States to the United States territory of the Canal Zone has been jeopardized by treaties between the United States and Panama. Inasmuch as the United States bought both the sovereignty and the grant ownership of the ten-mile-wide Canal Zone, we propose that the government of the United States restore and protect its sovereign right and exclusive jurisdiction of the Canal Zone in perpetuity, and renegotiate the treaties with Panama by which the ownership of the canal was surrendered to Panama. 

It should be a priority goal of the President and Congress to insist on enforcement of that portion of the 1978 Panama Canal Neutrality Treaty which prohibits control of the entrances to the Panama Canal by any entity not part of the Republic of Panama or the United States of America. By this standard, the award of port facilities at the entrances to the Panama Canal to Hutchison Whampoa, a Hong Kong company closely linked to the Chinese Communist People’s Liberation Army, must be overturned. Similarly, Congress and the President should take advantage of Panama Canal treaty provisions to negotiate the return of a U.S. military presence at the Isthmus of Panama. At a time when the U.S. Navy is one-third its former size, it is essential that rapid transit of U.S. military vessels between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans be assured.

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