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To: Wharf Rat who wrote (57549)	2/22/2018 5:11:10 PM
From: one_less	1 Recommendation Recommended By TimF Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 362052

>>>"The Declaration of Independence was written in 1776, which gave my son the unalienable right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. So I ask you, why are my son's unalienable rights not protected as fiercely as the right to bear arms?"<<< I am as happy as I have ever been in this life time my friend. The govt doesn't offer paths to these rights, it just recognizes and protects your interest in them. I don't own guns but I understand from past discussions you do. Your gun ownership does not effect my condition of happiness. So the other categories of Life and Liberty may be a concern. I currently have both but my life or liberty could be taken via innumerable chance or intended mechanisms. It seems to me the protections are pretty fierce. Of course the first and usually best line of protection is self defense... including the right to bear arms. The second is a friend who has your back. Then there are 5,669,027 people employed by the government specifically to protect your son's right to life and liberty. In 2008, state and local law enforcement agencies employed more than 1.1 million people on a full-time basis, ... Agencies also employed approximately 100,000 part-time employees. The US military has 1,429,995 active employees and 681,232 civilian employees. There are an additional 578,900 employed in the Guard and reserves.