ATF: Gun Ownership is a Privilege, Not a Right

The Truth About Guns ^ | 25 July, 2011 | Robert Farago

[Yo-Yo]

What about restoring Voting Rights? I seem to recall that was one of Clintoon’s initatives, aimed at creating more Democratic voters.

[Dead Corpse]

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2752818/posts

A felony isn’t what it used to be...

[Salgak]

But do you have a Solothurn ?? (evil grin)

[Tijeras_Slim]

Remember Tienanmen Square.

How about the entire friggin' 20th century?

[Dead Corpse]

I think I’d rather have the Anzio Iron Works version. They even put a muzzle brake on it. $12k price tag to turn cover into mere concealment.

[baddog 219]

[MEGoody]

too many people get out without rehabilitation

The purpose of prison is not to rehabilitate, but to punish. It is the responsibility of the individual to rehabilitate themselves. If they need help with that, they can get it. All they have to do is ask.

To try to turn prisons into rehabs would be silly. You cannot rehabilitate someone unless they WANT to be rehabilitated.

[Buckeye McFrog]

The writer of the article says ALL Americans have a right to firearms when they pay their debt to society...

But that doesn't apply to G. Gordon Liddy apparently

[absolootezer0]

that’s my point. what’s the purpose of releasing them back into society if they haven’t rehabilitated?
if they aren’t changed, they run high risk of becomming a repeat offender and are a hazard to law abiding people.

[DCBryan1]

But do you have a Solothurn ?? (evil grin)

No, but I can get my hands on a Boys AT rifle ;)

[CodeToad]

The BATFE is an agency We the People established. We should abolish it.

[mvpel]

This is no surprise, considering that big-government fans been saying the same thing about the right to travel on public roads for decades.

[dragnet2]

Here is that word, “Privilege” again, so often used by ruling class government elite.

Next up, mandatory gun insurance, yearly registration, photo ID’s, you name it.

[editor-surveyor]

>> “It is getting close to being hog feeding time” <<

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But there just aren’t enough hogs to feed!

[houeto]

Felons have adequate remedies for the having their rights returned to them.

What are you talking about?

[NFHale]

Hmm...well, let’s see now. If it’s a “privilege”, then they can have the unbelievably fun time of trying to take that “privilege” away.

And We The People will also get a very special “privilege” - that of stopping them.

Gee. I just LOVE stories with Happy Endings, don’t y’all?

RE Boyse AT: How about a PIAT as well?

[suijuris]

Even those who committed violent felonies with firearms?

Yes!

[stevie_d_64]

The Right to Keep and Bear Arms is an unalienable right...

Unalienable in that it is a right that is granted by an authority recognized in this country that is higher than any government instituted amoung men...

So, if God tells me to lay down my arms, I will do so, till then, I’ll cling to them and his word more than I will comply with instructions or immoral laws passed to completely remove that right from me or anyone else...

[TigersEye]

The ATF is not mentioned in the Constitution.
The right to keep and bear arms is.

Molon lave!

[Tzimisce]

And yet if I lived in Mexico, the ATF would be giving me weapons.