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Originally Posted by Sarah_W
The reason I don't like the analogy of cars=guns is because driving a car is a privilege, not a Right. A Right has much more importance than a privilege.
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Very true, but most people have cars and hate speed bumps, while only half the people own guns. Most of those people, I expect, never encounter a situation where they are intimately involved with a gun. So, I use the analogy because most people on both sides of the aisle can relate to it.
But also, rights are VERY important, but as a renowned conservative SCOTUS once said, (to paraphrase) "All right are given by the government and can be restricted or limited by the government, including gun rights. Hence, we have gun control laws. The gun control laws we have may be stupid or not effective, but there are limits - even to the first amendment. As I have said in several posts - I want my M1Abrams and I want it now damn it. My RIGHT to bear arms shall not be infringed on and my arms of choice is a tank.
Uh, probably won't happen. But, I can yell - LOL! point being all rights are limited to some degree.
EDIT: Oh I forgot, I expect you have heard of sovereign citizens? They believe that driving is a RIGHT. and they don't need the government to give them permission or a license. So far they have had some difficulty in finding a judge that agrees with them - lol!