Why ‘Need’ Plays No Factor In Gun Debates

By Tom Knighton

While we find ourselves in the fight of our lives in the current gun debate, where our opponents are emboldened and our allies are as squishy as a wet sponge, we constantly find people telling us what we need for this and that. For example:

Today we have 15 million assault weapons in the U.S. These are guns modeled after military weapons and then sold to civilians. For what? You can’t use it for hunting. You don’t need it for defense. What do you really need it for?

— Sen Dianne Feinstein (@SenFeinstein) March 28, 2018

However, it’s important to understand something; we’re talking about rights, not about needs.

You see, the two aren’t synonymous by any stretch of the imagination. They’re completely different things.

The need for a given individual to own a gun is debatable. For most people, a firearm will never be used for any purpose other than peace of mind and, perhaps, some recreation. Neither of those are needs. They’re great to have, but no, they’re not needs.

But for some people, things change. Suddenly, they find they actually need that gun. They have to defend their lives or the life of someone they care about. For those …Read the Rest

Source:: Bearing Arms