Maine tries permitless CCW - Page 2

skizzums · May 1, 2015, 01:29 AM

some people like to overlook the fact that a firearm is a RIGHT. I am not sure why, but it seems that a lot of folks, surprisingly, even a lot of folks here on TFL, see it as a privilege that we must exercise our competency to attain. I wish it wasn't like that, I don't see them wanting fluency tests for their first amendment rights, but for some reason the second one is "special" because someone "could" get hurt. it's this thinking that allows the 2nd A to get tinkered with by everyone in office who think the dumb "people" can't be trusted with their American born so-called "rights".

is it a "right" or a "privilege"?

if you feel it's a "right", then why is ANY government intervention okay? if you feel it's a privilege, than I can only assume your okay with the 2ndA being disemboweled.

let me add that driving a car is a privilege, and every state I know of, has qualification and testing to use that privilege, but it doesn't stop nearly 50,000 people dying in crashes every year. life can be dangerous, and I wouldn't want to see what a 100% safe country would look like.

May 1, 2015, 01:29 AM	#26
skizzums Senior Member Join Date: July 1, 2013 Location: Douglasville, Ga Posts: 4,615	some people like to overlook the fact that a firearm is a RIGHT. I am not sure why, but it seems that a lot of folks, surprisingly, even a lot of folks here on TFL, see it as a privilege that we must exercise our competency to attain. I wish it wasn't like that, I don't see them wanting fluency tests for their first amendment rights, but for some reason the second one is "special" because someone "could" get hurt. it's this thinking that allows the 2nd A to get tinkered with by everyone in office who think the dumb "people" can't be trusted with their American born so-called "rights". is it a "right" or a "privilege"? if you feel it's a "right", then why is ANY government intervention okay? if you feel it's a privilege, than I can only assume your okay with the 2ndA being disemboweled. let me add that driving a car is a privilege, and every state I know of, has qualification and testing to use that privilege, but it doesn't stop nearly 50,000 people dying in crashes every year. life can be dangerous, and I wouldn't want to see what a 100% safe country would look like. __________________ My head is bloody, but unbowed Last edited by skizzums; May 1, 2015 at 01:40 AM.