If you are one of those anti-rights advocates who support “waiting periods” before the purchase of any firearm (of which there seem to be quite a few), I have a relatively simple question for you, with a few lead-in facts for clarification:
Fact the First: Almost a year-and-a-half ago, all nine Supreme Court Justices unanimously affirmed the fact that the Second Amendment protects and individual right to own firearms in common use for lawful purposes.
Fact the Second: Over forty years ago, Doctor Martin Luther King, Junior, had some appropriate things to say about the nature of rights, specifically:
A right delayed is a right denied.
Question: Who was wrong, and why? Show your work.
I will take this in a different direction. This is a Fifth Amendment issue, for I have a right to property and to do with as I so choose.
Heh, just follow the link above to see my work!
Great post!
Micheal: Oh, there are undoubtedly a number of ways to approach the fallacy of waiting periods – most effectively, the simple fact that the have not done anything in the past. This particular one just struck me while I was doing dishes yesterday.
Weer’d: That thread surely has gone out of control, in a highly entertaining fashion…
I know! They’re slitting their own throats and are happy to do it!
I’m glad I’m not too big a man to not enjoy watching that!
We have to get our amusement where we can these days, and people self-destructing of their own accord certainly fits the bill.