Gun Control & RKBA

The Declaration outlined the basics. The Bill of Rights further details those rights. The BoR specifies that those contained therein are not the only rights which exist. A party is free to argue in court for an additional right or some currently denied aspect of any of those listed.

Morality does not derive from laws. Laws are facile attempts by people to protect themselves and their rights. Slavery was never moral. It was legal for long time because a majority of people accepted that those enslaved weren't people. In religion it is said that most major heresies arise due to a basic misunderstanding of the nature of God. In government, most major government sponsored moral crimes are due to a misunderstanding of nature of humans.

The idea of national foundational documents has, since 1789, spread everywhere. There are almost 200 UN member states and almost all of them have developed such documents. It has come to be accepted worldwide that a basic step toward nationhood is the articulation of a Constitution which includes a list of rights.

The US was founded on the idea that people have rights like they have limbs. The main aim of government should be to protect the rights of a minority from the will of a majority. Read my sigline. Have a great day.