Thread: The anti gun lobby

Originally Posted by Maca49

I agree with you Rushy, it's a privilege, not because of the police, but because with the strike of a pen, any government of the day can remove that privilege. For you that are not quite as old as a few of us probably don't remember the plans of one government to have all firearms surrendered a held in armouries that they could be withdrawn from and returned after use. Not a privilege? It certainly ain't a right, enjoy it while you can, and be prepared to defend ownership as a combined group when that time comes. Mr Alpers was bad news for us all, a few of him could cause real harm?

That is true of any existing legal rights under the law in any area... what is your point? Are we supposed to feel grateful that the govt doesn't take away our "privileges"

Is everything just a privilege...? When did we lose the conceptual understanding that the govt is supposed to represent the people, and supposed to protect individual freedoms and rights?


In what other areas do we think that a possible incursion against individual legally recognised freedoms for some sort of perceived societal benefit, is simply a taking away of privileges?

Are we going to be any better at resisting changes to our existing rights under the law, if we simply think of them as privileges rather than existing legal rights...?

Do we have any argument that the wider community would understand if we are simply beneficiaries of privileges, rather than being legal and lawful citizens and having the law discriminate specifically against individual freedoms?

The discussion has to be formulated in a manner that provides the strongest argument.... the word privilege is not only inaccurate, it is detrimental.


IS that OK EBF.... no insults there?