Steve CoxKonto zweryfikowane

I agree and it's important that we can talk about this. I completely and totally disagree with discussing violence on either side. But for me it is not having a realistic discussion when your first step is to impede my rights.

But they're man-made rights, and there is already a mechanism to edit the text in which they're found. It's not set in stone.

Absolutely none of my rights are man-made. All my rights are given to me by God my Creator and cannot be taken by anyone

What about people who don't believe in god? What about other countries that ban guns? Does god not exist there?

Call them “natural rights” as our Founders and enlightenment philosophers did. The point is, the rights in the Bill of Rights are not bequeathed by the government. If they were, they wouldn’t be “rights.” The Bill of Rights is meant to protect rights *all* people have at birth.

And for the record, I believe Michael means well because I believe he’s a good person. Same with Johnny, except I actually know the guy, so my belief is a bit stronger. I’d really appreciate it if we could stop polarizing this conversation.

*Everyone* has compassion for these kids, and they should *never* be put in a situation like they have been. We’re failing as a society to protect them, and it’s largely *because of* this polarization.

People who are comfortable with guns simply react differently to these sorts of events than people who are not comfortable with guns. And that’s not going to change. But we *can* decide as a society to presume the “other side” is not stupid or evil. Because they’re not.