The Right to Own a Gun Is the Right to Own Yourself
There are many angles to the debate over whether people have the right to keep and bear arms. Gun control advocates like to bicker and haggle over the meaning of the Second Amendment even when our rights exist outside of paper documents. When that doesnโt work they...
Common Misconceptions About Rights
by Benedict D. LaRosa, Future of Freedom Foundation The debate about gun rights sparked by President Obamaโs recent executive actions and his town hall meeting of January 7, 2016, has brought to light several popular misconceptions, of which the following are some of...
Rights do not Come from the Constitution
It is commonly believed that the rights of the American people come from the Constitution. Nothing could be further from the truth. Throughout history, the standard belief was that people were unconditionally subject to the commands of their government. If the king...