Rights can not be lost or suspended. It doesn't matter what you've been trained to believe on this topic.
“But, criminal!”
“But government says…”
“Well, the Constitution says…”
Doesn’t matter. None of that matters. If you believe it matters it just shows you don’t know what a right is.
Pro-gun people are among the most pathetic quislings in the world on this matter. I don't understand why, although I can speculate.
I made a comment on a video about Trump having his guns stolen ("losing his gun rights and having his guns seized") because of the lawfare against him, and while a few of the commenters knew what rights are, the majority didn't. So many tried to say I was wrong without showing I was wrong. Whether they liked or hated Trump didn't seem to make a difference.
A privilege can be lost or rescinded because it depends on the kindness and cooperation of others.
A right can’t because it’s a right.
Rights can either be respected or violated. There is no third option. Limiting, taking, licensing, or otherwise infringing on a right is a violation of that right. No matter whether you feel it is justified or not. Feelings aren't part of the truth.
The follow-up objection against rights being rights is that this is "just an opinion". That, because rights can be violated, they aren't absolute; in other words, they must be privileges. "But government WILL take away your rights" for various reasons. No, government will violate your rights, but the rights remain just the same. It's still up to you whether you defend your rights or cooperate with the bad guys violating them-- and it doesn't make you a bad guy whichever path you choose.
Yes, bad guys violate rights. That's the definition of a real criminal: someone who violates the rights of others. Government is a gang of bad guys; criminals. You can know this for sure because governments violate rights as a routine matter. It's the main thing they do.
Those who defend themselves and others from rights violators are not bad guys, even if they kill a violator or two. Or a dozen or more.
Even if you believe otherwise and support the violators, or imagine they are necessary.
Some of these people would probably argue for the existence of "good cops", too.
May I request your support?
