Another gun thread...

[popeyespappy]

So to condense down what you said, and remove the talk about constitution, which for the third time I'll say isn't what I'm interested in; you equate the freedom to own a gun, as being on the same level as the freedom of religion, or speech.

Am I right?

Legally speaking, yes. Those rights are on equal footing according to our laws. I don't personally place as high a value on the right to bear arms as I do on free speech and assembly. Or even rights that are a lessor legal footing such as equality. Equal treatment of all citizens by the government is generally recognized as a right by law, but it isn't guaranteed in the Constitution as is the right to bear arms. Like I said, it isn't perfect.

But to answer your question in short I believe I have the right to keep and bear arms because it is the law. The only way that it can be changed is by amending the Constitution. To do so by any other method would be circumventing the law, and I for one don't want the government to do that. The people are not exempt from the law. Why should we allow the government to be?