03-16-2019, 11:31 PM
(03-16-2019, 08:35 PM)Maggot Wrote: The narrative of taking away rights from law abiding citizens is wearing thin. If a criminal wants a gun they can get one. Better security is needed in today's world. Most European and Arab schools have security the U.S. needs to adopt better policy's that protect kids at the moment. Not 20 min later and wait for the police to set up a "perimeter"
For me, it gets old hearing people pushing the false narrative that they have "rights" which don't actually exist in discussions about public safety and life and death.
No one in the U.S. has a "right" to buy guns without undergoing a background check. Gun ownership was specified as being "well regulated" in the Second Amendment to the Constitution.
And, no one has a "right" to own high capacity magazines or cartridges (or bump stocks, or rocket launchers, or automatic weapons). Bearing high capacity magazines is an option and preference available to gun owners in some states. It's not a right that's guaranteed under the U.S. Constitution.
U.S. citizens have a right to bear arms for self-defense, that's it. That's the Supreme Court ruling in regards to the Second Amendment.
Privileges and options are not "rights".
U.S. citizens are, on the other hand, expressly guaranteed the right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness under the Declaration of Independence.
That may mean limiting options and preferences for some gun owners.
It may also mean that students and parents who consider armed guards objectionable will have to live with it, and people who object to searches at public venues will have to put up with it as well.