Gun Control & RKBA
In reply to the discussion: A common question to both sides... [View all]ellisonz
(27,711 posts)It is better to be feared than loved, if you cannot be both. - Machiavelli
Given that, how do you justify gun control at all..."to give federal authority of the regulation of private citizens regarding arms" - so there should be no background checks?
Government will intrude as it must, and that does not constitute infringement. BTW - The Declaration of Independence is not law, if it was I could simply complain as a public citizen that the incompetent distribution of arms is allowing criminals to prey upon the people and that my right to good government has been infringed.
"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.--That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed"
I'm really not seeing how the libertarian argument for the weakest government possible is anywhere enshrined in our social contract; it seems to be that the Founders wanted good government, not no government at all, and that your quotation immediately following mine only indicates that such conditions existed under King George III, and not simply as a binary choice instead of a continuum of injustices. Your argument is circular and negates the very clear statements in the Constitution for the general right of the people to safety and general welfare.
Antifederalist claptrap that should be paid no more mind than Harry Potter.
Get over yourself and join your fellow citizens in the advancement of a Republic of the Good.