Then if it is a right how come every so often they the gov. erodes it more and more, first by not allowing you to buy a shotgun from sears and roebuck catalog, then buy putting restrictions on possessions of full auto, then by the AWB,the hi cap mag ban, also the prohibited ownership of striker 12 shotguns, next it will be the 50 cal. mark my word, it WILL be a prohibited item soon, next it will be autos or handguns, just a matter of time. Rights can not be taken away, but they have been for some time now. The most important infringement of rights was Atty. Gen. Ashcroft saying this admin acknowledges the right of people to own firearms, this starts a dangerous president as it implies an administration has the right to make this type of determination, which I belive it does not, it is a right that exists and is not to be granted by one admin or the other.