You have a civil right to own a gun, but this in no way demands a dealer who detests you, to sell you one.
For example, we have a right to free speech, but if i demand DU let me post conservative articles lest they violate my free speech rights, it would be seen as incorrect of me. They would correctly say that my rights can be satisfied by any number of other avenues.
A civil right, demands nothing from another person. Free speech doesn’t require that i listen or give you a soapbox.
Your right to a gun, doesn’t mean a specific someone must sell you one if they think it’s bad business. What if they disagree on the price? What if a businessman decides that he cannot in good conscience, sell an 85 year old woman a .460 Weatherby Magnum for home defense? He knows her family will spread stories that he sold her something she cannot lift, and will hurt her with recoil. He thinks it will hurt his business, because people will think he was unethical. His decision as a businessman does not violate their civil rights.
And in this case he does not want to empower the very people who want his business closed.
Your right to be free from search without a warrant, or double jeopardy doesn’t require anyone to lift a finger. Freedom of religion doesn’t mean San Francisco bookstores must sell Bibles.
And maybe he’s just a good businessman. He just got free advertising coast to coast and ensured his core customer base will be even more loyal.
If a Democrat buys a gun, does it then get inspired to go make drive by shootings, rob banks, etc.?
Excellent post!
Excellent post!