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‘Gun Violence Prevention’ Bills Treat Rights as Privileges
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Website: http://libertyparkpress.com
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Newsweek is reporting that “Two potentially sweeping gun violence prevention bills were introduced to Congress” this week, but what the story didn’t say is that both measures appear to treat rights enumerated in the Constitution as privileges.
The first of these measures, according to the story, is the “Handgun Purchaser Licensing Act,” introduced in the Senate by anti-gun Maryland Democrat Sen Chris Van Hollen and in the House by Democrat Congressman Jamie Raskin, also of Maryland. Joining Van Hollen in the Senate are Democrats Richard Blumenthal and Chris Murphy, while the House version is joined by Johana Hayes., all from Connecticut. |
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"Where does it say that a license should be required before someone can exercise a right protected by the Constitution?"
Where does it say that a license CAN be required before someone can exercise a right protected by the Constitution? |
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