No Right To Infringe
If federal background checks on firearms purchases are constitutional, then why are not background checks on ammunition? Paraphrasing, this was the question asked by Hugh Hewitt on his radio show of January 8, 2013. It’s a good question, and one that deserves an answer. I admit, I had to meditate on it for a few days, like a Zen student. The problem is that it is a trick question. It assumes that ‘federal’ background checks are constitutional. We usually concede that the federal government has a right to so infringe on the people’s Second Amendment right “to...
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