Do our rights exist as unconditional things we should enjoy by virtue of being free men and women, or should they be subject to government restriction?
It’s a question that’s at the heart of not just the gun debate, but several other political debates as well. While the Founding Fathers were pretty clear as to what they meant, people are more than willing to concoct restrictions anytime it’s convenient.
Enter the editorial board of the Dallas Morning News.
Their recent editorial takes aim at gun rights, with the subtitle: “Gun rights are constitutional, but they shouldn’t be unconditional.”
It doesn’t get any better.