Actually, stop talking about the 2nd Amendment (or any of the first 10 Amendments really) as the “giver” of rights. Governments don’t confer rights, because then they can also take them away. Rights are inalienable, so even though they may trample them, doesn’t mean they still don’t exist. The populace just needs to stand up for them.
“Actually, stop talking about the 2nd Amendment (or any of the first 10 Amendments really) as the “giver” of rights. Governments don’t confer rights.”
Correct! The BOR does not tell us what we can do, but tells government what it can NOT do.