Is Gun Ownership a Right?

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Yup, and they were surrounded by "nations" native peoples who also practice slavery, denied women rights and some even practice cannibalism and horrendous torture upon other native peoples as well as white and blacks. Most black slaves were sold into captivity by other black Africans to the Arab slave traders. The Arab muslims in Africa had a million white slaves...

Uh huh. Did any of those other nations self-righteously proclaim to the world that "ALL men" were endowed with unalienable rights to life and liberty?

...going so far as raiding the Coast of England and other European nations for white slaves, until the Americans put a stop to it.

While continuing to keep black slaves. Isn't that called hypocrisy?

It was a harsh time Stan, so what is your point?

Tull66 said, "If you don’t care what the founders believed, you have no business living under the US Constitution."

I was just noting that some things the Founders believed are reprehensible, and not to be admired or condoned.

Out of that hell hole of a time came the idea of freedom which became the United States, a nation that has evolved into a Constitutional Republic where every ones rights are protected including the minority.

The United States was established as a constitutional republic where white males had full rights, white females had fewer rights, and most blacks had no rights.

The United States evolved into a country where everyone has full and equal rights, primarily as a result of the determined efforts of liberals and social activists.