In the wake of Parkland and several other recent mass shootings, it seems clear that gun control advocates do not understand natural rights and the founding principles of the United States. The Declaration of Independence states, "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness." The Second Amendment in the Bill of Rights reads, "A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed." People commonly speak as though unalienable rights, such as the right to own a gun, are granted by the government to the people, but that's the polar opposite of what America's founding documents declare.  The government doesn't grant unalienable rights to the people; the people possess those rights...(Read Full Post)