ReinyDays
Gold Member
We had to give them the right? Rights are inherent. They can't be given or taken, only restricted. Privilege is given and often taken. Power is given and often (though not often enough) taken.so we had to give them the right to own a gun ...
Your confusion is indicative of society in general.
That wasn't well understood in 1789 ... almost everything in the Bill of Rights was brand new and never been tried before ... aristocrats had rights, common folk none ... bad mouthing your overlord was the death penalty ...