(By Phyllis Klosinski, Brown County, IN)
The Libertarian Legislative Think Tank has swiftly reacted to a Senate bill proposing measured restoration of the Constitutional Right to Bear Arms, prompting extensive discussion overwhelmingly expressing support.
A Restoration of a Constitutional right: why have we become so willing to “accept” back what government has arbitrarily taken from us? This legislation is an attempt to provide less government, and correct legislation which limits individual freedom by moving closer to the explicit terms of the Constitution.
The LP platform promotes individual freedom, including the presumption of innocent until proven guilty, with the qualification of accepting individual personal responsibility. It is up to the government to prove an individual has relinquished the right to bear arms.
Instead under current law, the individual must prove they are worthy of exercising their Constitutional right.
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