‘Gun Violence Prevention’ Bills Treat Rights as Privileges

[Elderberry]

Liberty Park Press by Dave Workman 6/14/2019

Newsweek is reporting that “Two potentially sweeping gun violence prevention bills were introduced to Congress” this week, but what the story didn’t say is that both measures appear to treat rights enumerated in the Constitution as privileges.

The first of these measures, according to the story, is the “Handgun Purchaser Licensing Act,” introduced in the Senate by anti-gun Maryland Democrat Sen Chris Van Hollen and in the House by Democrat Congressman Jamie Raskin, also of Maryland. Joining Van Hollen in the Senate are Democrats Richard Blumenthal and Chris Murphy, while the House version is joined by Johana Hayes., all from Connecticut.

This measure will “incentivize state and local governments to implement a requirement that would-be gun owners first obtain a license before making a purchase,” Newsweek reported.

Where does it say that a license should be required before someone can exercise a right protected by the Constitution? An interesting Supreme Court case, Murdock v. Pennsylvania, might be useful to study. It’s got nothing to do with the Second Amendment, but it does nix requiring a license to exercise a right.

More: https://www.libertyparkpress.com/gun-violence-prevention-bills-treat-rights-as-privileges/

[txradioguy]

If the left and the gun grabbers pretend it's a privilege and not a right to keep and own firearms...it makes it easier to take them from us.

Hence the reason you see the stupid analogy between owning a gun and driving a car bandied about so much.