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To: Red in Blue PA

So if an illegal alien walks into the United States with a .45 strapped onto his waist for protection, he can argue its a human right to carry one?


6 posted on 11/15/2015 10:01:47 AM PST by Regulator
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To: Regulator

You are conflating several issues.

If the person is here illegally, they are breaking the law.

Additionally, people who break the law in this area (crossing the border) typically do not follow it in other areas, so your guy probably has a stolen gun, also illegal.

Nice try though.


7 posted on 11/15/2015 10:12:01 AM PST by Red in Blue PA (war is peace, freedom is slavery, ignorance is strength, obama loves America)
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To: Regulator

Yes, many illegal aliens have practiced concealed carry. My life has been saved twice by an illegal who drew his weapon and chased my attacker away. No shot was fired.

Illegals with concealed carry is the best proof of John Lott’s theories.

This gets to a larger language problem. The Constitution is extremely careful to make a distinction between RIGHTS and PRIVILEGES. For example, the whole purpose of the 14th to carefully and self-consciously define the term citizen is to explicitly state that only citizens are guaranteed equal protection of privileges. The 14th does not apply to non-citizens (legal or illegal).

Too often current language confuses the words privilege and right, and other words also.


12 posted on 11/15/2015 11:50:02 AM PST by spintreebob
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