This is just phrasing it in a disingenuous way. My 'freedom' to own my car consists of the my right to 'restrict' others from taking it as they see fit. My 'fre

This is just phrasing it in a disingenuous way. My 'freedom' to own my car consists of the my right to 'restrict' others from taking it as they see fit. My 'freedom' to walk around consists of preventing others from beating and locking me up. The whole concept of ownership means that you can restrict others from doing things that infringe upon that freedom. So yes of course law exists to regulate what individuals can do to each other or each others' property.