Condi, we need to have a talk about rights and powers. People have rights and governments have powers. In GOOD governments, like the one our founding fathers established, the government has only those powers which the people give it and under our Constitution, they knew that bad people would sometimes come to power. So they put in the Second Amendment to guarantee that the people would have the means to resist them.
Bull Conner NEVER, EVER had the right or even legitimate power to take your daddy's gun simply to ensure he would be unarmed.
The key word in your statement is legitimate. But the fact is, those with the guns have the power. Legitimate or not.
I suppose that we should ask Vickie Weaver if the actions taken by the feds at Ruby Ridge were legitimate. Of course, after the fact, Congress agreed that they weren't, and paid damages to Randy Weaver. But then it's too late.
Mark