When it comes to freedom from government oppression, the First Amendment gets all the credit. When it comes to those liberties we all readily enjoy — speech, religion, assembly, petition and press — there is such a strong and unified understanding in America that these are inalienable rights that they’re hardly ever questioned.
Yet when it comes to the Second Amendment and what should be an inalienable right to bear arms, the concept of personal independence is suddenly lost on half the population.
This Independence Day, let’s re-examine that concept.
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