Floor Walker
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Perusing the boards here I've come across a common analogy that is usually quickly countered. It usually has something to do that in the end has people stating "Driving a car isn't a right, but carrying a firearm is".
Which gets me to my point. Why isn't driving a right? Isn't it?
What are our "Rights"? Are they "rights" only if they are listed in the constitution? To my understanding a right was a "right" when it was understood to be given by some form of "higher power" and could not be taken away by anyone, even the government.
So what's a "right" and what's something that is a privilege that we take for granted.
Sure I need a license to drive a car, but in several states I also need a license to carry a gun.
Don't I have the right to own a house? Have a job? Raise chickens & goats? Etc. etc.
I hate to say it, but I can half see where some might argue that if it's not a right to drive a car, then it's not a right to carry a gun. I hope someone can correct that for me, because I don't really like the thought. And please don't even remotely come close to saying something about cars not having existed when they wrote the constitution, you'll just sound like an idiot.
Perusing the boards here I've come across a common analogy that is usually quickly countered. It usually has something to do that in the end has people stating "Driving a car isn't a right, but carrying a firearm is".
Which gets me to my point. Why isn't driving a right? Isn't it?
What are our "Rights"? Are they "rights" only if they are listed in the constitution? To my understanding a right was a "right" when it was understood to be given by some form of "higher power" and could not be taken away by anyone, even the government.
So what's a "right" and what's something that is a privilege that we take for granted.
Sure I need a license to drive a car, but in several states I also need a license to carry a gun.
Don't I have the right to own a house? Have a job? Raise chickens & goats? Etc. etc.
I hate to say it, but I can half see where some might argue that if it's not a right to drive a car, then it's not a right to carry a gun. I hope someone can correct that for me, because I don't really like the thought. And please don't even remotely come close to saying something about cars not having existed when they wrote the constitution, you'll just sound like an idiot.