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Gun Control & RKBA
In reply to the discussion: Questions on gun-control/rights [View all]discntnt_irny_srcsm
(18,567 posts)16. Let's get this straight
Rights don't change. Rights are basic innate characteristics of people. Laws respect and protect rights, or not.
About Jefferson: It would be hard for me to believe that the right to use a tool for self-defense (preserving life being first in that group of three) would be considered a mere liberty. I see self-defense as an aspect of the right to life.
If you disagree with how I view rights as being attributes of the individual rather than conferred by legal recognition, I'm not sure we can discuss very much.
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On your statement about Jefferson: I think you've been somewhat misled about him.
Decoy of Fenris
Jun 2016
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