Ziad...
You started with a double negative that neutralises your point...
But i get what you mean...
I disagree with your point of "firearm ownership was never a right"...
It WAS a right...or atleast it WAS treated as a right, not only by firearms owners, but all of society AS WELL AS the authorities...!!
Sure it may not be written in our constitution as a right...but then neither was growing dope mate...& here in SA, there was a time that was treated as a right by growers & authorities....a knock on the door...back the van up to the garage & take all the plants..$150 on the spot fine....next day after work straight down the hydro shop to get it all up & running asap...!!
Among other similar laws, there is such a thing as precedence & other "expectant" type laws (not sure of the term im after atm) that stsnd up in the highest levels of our judicial system to "socially acceptable/vote winning circumstance...not to mention discrimination laws etc etc...
Having a drivers licence is not a 'right' either...
SO...
Whats say we take all cars from gays & restrict their licence to riding a moped...?
Why would we do this...?...because statistically gays are more likely to kill innocent people in bigger numbers with a car than a moped...!
And what would gays winning legal arguements be...??
RIGHTS & DISCRIMINATION...Thats what...!!
You see those words--RIGHTS & DISCRIMINATION...they would find a legal rightful arguement that it is their RIGHT to own a car, despite it not being written in law as a right...!!!
Our firearms
were treated as a right...if they werent, then give me an arguement against why we had more of a right to own a firearm than a homo did to get married in a church in the 70's...!!!
And neither of these points were written into our constitution...
So, i think its you who is apathetic in accepting such a pityful arguement--you have literally succesfully fallen into their brainwashing without realising it... , & while we have gun owners who actively not only accept, bit preech such sillyness along with the arguements like 5 shot tube mags are ok but 7 shot mags are dangerous, etc etc, we will continue to be progressively stripped of our rights.
A couple of disclaimers--im not being LBTIGQ-ist here--just using as example...
& im not trying to argue with you ziad, rather voice my opinion to hopefully let you see how i think your view of "not a right" is demonstrative of you being "convinced" of such an arguement to suit the GCA & anti crowd.
And dont call me dear...sweetie...lol
The man who knows everything, doesnt really know everything...he's just stopped learning...