‘We Have Guns Too.’ Jaime West’s Sound Bite Isn’t a 2A Platform.

Indiana Democrat Jaime West reportedly closed a Fayette County Council campaign interview with that line. The Truth About Guns reported the remark on October 14, according to the supplied source information.

This is a campaign sound bite. Not a new firearms restriction. Not a change in Indiana law.

But the distinction behind it matters: owning a gun does not establish that a candidate will defend your right to own or carry one.

**Ownership is not a policy platform.**

Here’s the other distinction that matters: scrutiny needs evidence, not imagination.

The available source excerpt contains a headline, description and publication information—not the interview transcript or full report. It does not establish what question prompted West’s remark, whom she meant by “we,” or what explanation followed.

That missing context cuts both ways. The quotation alone establishes neither a threat nor a pro-Second Amendment platform. Treating it as either would outrun the evidence.

The Second Amendment does not come with a party-membership test. A Democrat’s lawful gun ownership deserves the same constitutional protection as a Republican’s. Neither gets a pass for supporting restrictions on everyone else.

So what rights would West actually defend?

The supplied material identifies no specific West proposal, voting record or endorsement concerning firearm restrictions. Assigning her one would invent a position—not expose it.

**No invented villain. No unearned credibility.**

Voters should demand a written position on lawful ownership, lawful carry and any firearms measures West would support or oppose within the council’s authority. They should seek the full interview, too, rather than judge her platform from a reported closing line.

The next thing to watch is the policy—not another ownership claim. “We have guns too” says who possesses firearms. A Second Amendment commitment says whose rights a candidate will protect. Gun owners should insist on the second answer.

Source: https://www.thetruthaboutguns.com/indiana-democrat-jaime-west-we-have-guns-too/