A Brief Inquiry into the Nature and Value of the Second Amendment(FL) � ~ BLOGGER.GUNNY.G.1984 ~ (BLOG & EMAIL)

A Brief Inquiry into the Nature and Value of the Second Amendment(FL) � ~ BLOGGER.GUNNY.G.1984 ~ (BLOG & EMAIL):

There is no Second Amendment right to keep and bear arms. The Second Amendment simply tells us that the right to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed. Unlike the First Amendment’s prohibition against Congress making laws abridging certain rights we hold dear, the Second Amendment is an outright prohibition on all branches of our federal government from infringing on our right to defend ourselves.

For a right to be infringed, it must already exist. The right to self-preservation is among the inalienable Jefferson spoke of in the Declaration of Independence. Without the right to defend life and liberty, those rights are devalued to academic dogma. The right to self-preservation, the right to defend life was not arbitrarily provided to us by fiat from a crown, a delegation of elected officials or a piece of parchment.

The right comes from God (or nature if you prefer). The mere fact that you breathe, the fact that you were given the gift of reason, providence dictates your right to flourish……

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