Why we will never accept Intergalactic Background Checks
It never fails, whenever there is a ‘serious crisis’ involving guns, the Socialist-Left wastes no time in trotting out their favourite hobby horse of Background Checks – Intergalactic and otherwise.
So why do they obsess over this issue that won’t solve the problem anyway? Why is this so important to them and a danger to our civil rights? This will be an examination of the underlying elements of this issue and why gun owners will never accept government control over their private property.
The debate over the 1st and 2nd amendments and the rest of the Constitution is really about who maintains the constraints on the government. If the people hold these controls, the government
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The best they can offer is the much abused commerce clause and even that falls short given that refers to commerce between the states, not between neighbours and friends.
This is a very important, but rarely discussed issue that goes to the central tenets of liberty.
Our civil rights are based upon the control of private property. In fact one could argue that it’s not even private property if it’s under government edict. While some would like to cite the adage that “possession is nine tenths of the law” the reality is that ownership is vested in the entity that controls an item’s storage, use and transference. If the government controls those parameters it is the true owner of that property with the people being it’s temporary possessors.
There are those desirous of control who want people to think that firearms as somehow different than other items of property, simply because those items are a constraint over governmental power. While lorries and other motorised vehicles can be deadly, they don’t serve as a constraint on tyranny so they are no concern of the Left. The plain fact is that firearms aren’t any different than other types of property. As it is with the government, the slippery slope will see them try to control other types of property if it can get people to accept it with firearms.
Stepping stone to registration and Confiscation
We also won’t accept
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