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To lighten the mood somewhat, here is George Carlin's take on "rights" and "privileges". The actual rights part is about 3:50 into the video. It is well worth watching, trust me :)

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I think I've summed up what I'm saying pretty well already. Rights are a legal guarantee. There is a legal guarantee that one can own a firearm in the USA. There is no such legal guarantee in NZ or...

Which is it? A right to firearm ownership or being "fit and proper"? They are two quite distinct and unrelated topics.



There is no legislation denying them the "right". To put the whole...

Unfortunately nowhere in the Bill of Rights Act 1990 does it say that a New Zealander has a right to own a firearm.

And I think that the USA is the only country in the world where firearm ownership is a right.

From a legal approach, is what I meant.

I'm in favour of this too.

Firearm ownership is a privilege and they should be used responsibly.