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Gun Control & RKBA
In reply to the discussion: Questions on gun-control/rights [View all]beevul
(12,194 posts)44. You do not understand the fundamentals of American society.
rights Are only rights in a society if that society grants those rights.
Nope. In America ALL rights belong to the people. Every last one of them, yes they do.
Until and unless they're interfered with via due process, that is the case.
American government grants us no rights. That is reality.
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On your statement about Jefferson: I think you've been somewhat misled about him.
Decoy of Fenris
Jun 2016
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