Elon Musk on First and Second Amendments in America

Jon Richelieu-Booth with shotgun in Florida

Elon Musk has restated why the First and Second Amendments exist in the United States.  On November 29, 2025, from X.com:

 And this is why we have the first and second amendments in America. 

Elon was reacting to a story out of the United Kingdom. British police harassed a British subject who had dared to hold firearms while in Florida, and then post images of him doing so on his Linkedin account. According to a Daily Mail article,

The 50-year-old said he offered to prove that the pictures had been taken in the US – where owning or shooting guns are perfectly legal. Officers told him it was not necessary. 

A week later on August 23, the officers returned and arrested him on suspicion of possessing a firearm with intent to cause fear of violence and another allegation of stalking related to a photograph of a house that appeared on his social media.

Mr Richelieu-Booth was held overnight in a cell before being interviewed. He was then released on bail until October.

He claims police visited his home three more times before the charges against him were dropped.

Mr. Richelieu-Booth reported his computers and telephone were seized by police, which made it impossible for him to work. Mr. Richelieu-Booth is an IT consultant. The charges were eventually dropped. While he never faced trial, the process was considerable punishment. Mr. Richelieu-Booth was arrested, jailed overnight, and rendered unable to work for weeks, because he posted images of legal activity online. The police say they were responding to a complaint by a person who saw the images online and felt threatened.

During the Biden regime, people lost jobs and had their careers ruined for statements made online in the USA. Not supporting the racist DEI agenda was enough for academics to have their activities severely restricted.

Elon Musk has been a strong supporter of the First and Second Amendments. Elon stated the Second Amendment is why we are able to keep the First Amendment. From an August 24, 2024 post on X.com:

The 2nd amendment is the only reason long-term that the 1st amendment will be upheld.  

President Donald Trump is a vocal supporter of the First and Second Amendments.  There has been a reversal of the censorship apparatus put in place by the Biden administration. President Trump issued an Executive Order supporting the Second Amendment. The Department of Justice has supported the Second Amendment in several court cases. The DOJ is opening up a new unit in the Civil Rights Division, dedicated to enforcing the rights protected by the Second Amendment.

The First and Second Amendments are enshrined in the American Constitution as part of the Bill of Rights. The British “rights of Englishmen” only exist as traditions in English law. The right of Englishment to be armed was gradually eviserated, starting after WWI, when the government feared revolution. Recently, the right to free speech has been rendered toothless in England by “hate speech” codes.

President Trump’s and Elon Musk’s strong support for the First and Second Amendments signals a cultural shift away from an all powerful government, back toward Constitutional limitations on government power.

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