I guess that's why it's called the Bill of Rights and not the Bill of Needs.
Uh...sure. Nice platitude or whatever...here let me try:
Hardly a platitude. Define what a right is.
Guns don't kill people. I do.
Exactly
Define what a right is? Okay, a right is anything the government cannot remove from you without due process I guess. I dunno.
EDIT: And no, what you said was definitely a platitude. It meant nothing but sounded interesting. It is akin to saying "IT SAYS ANCHORMAN, NOT ANCHORLADY".
No, it's not a platitude. As you correctly defined a right is exactly that, a right, therefore, whether or not you think I need an AR-15 is entirely irrelevant. If it can be taken away then it's not a right is it? Furthermore, who are you to decide someone else's need?