12-09-2015, 04:04 PM
(12-09-2015, 04:00 PM)Rotobeast Wrote: Ok... let me get this straight
The Federal Government does not give me the right to have a semi-automatic assault rifle, but I can send the proper forms to the BATF (run by the Federal Government) and given permission to own a fully automatic machine gun.
Is this a "right" vs "privilege" thing and discussion of strict definition of each ?
It doesn't even get into the BATF controls. We have a right to own firearms, as laid out 7 years ago now, according to the 2nd. That right is not without limits however, and as such there have been bans upheld on weapons styled by some as assault weapons. My contention is that while it may be legal in some areas still to own these weapons, there is no right to the ownership of those weapons since the legality can be ended by the government.
It does boil down to right v. privilege, though.
