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Nobody argues owning a gun is an essential human right. They argue it's a constitutional right.
by briffle 7y ago
Nobody argues owning a gun is an essential human right. They argue it's a constitutional right.
- homonculus1 7y agoTo the contrary, the constitution doesn't grant rights. It protects essential human rights. There's a reason arms are right up there with free speech and privacy.
- zeveb 7y ago> Nobody argues owning a gun is an essential human right. I do — it's a constitutional right because it is a fundamental ('essential') human right. A free citizen (i.e., not a child or prisoner) has a right to wield violence in defense of himself, others and property; to restrict that right (as opposed to restricting unjust exercises of violence) is IMHO fundamentally unjust.