>So, you’re in favor of allowing the government to compel a citizen to engage in behavior that it mandates?
Isn’t that, to some extent, the idea behind [criminalizing] perjury?
>How does that square with America’s founding principles?
Well, there is the Militia Act of 1792, which mandated that those enrolled in the militia furnish their own equipment AND mandated enrollment.
Your government should not have the power to compel your participation in any behavior, whether it’s one you agree with, or not.
If you agree with a law compelling gun ownership, then you believe in something other than a representative, constitutional republic, with unalienable rights guaranteed to the sovereign citizens, and only limited powers granted to a central government.