The Right on Liberty and Gun Background Checks

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The Right (and the NRA) talk about Liberty and their need to be able to keep and bear arms for self defense. Well, in Texas there seems to be a never-ending stream of stories about children using handguns to kill one another. No handgun used in self-defense would prevent that while they have access to guns in their homes.

http://inthesetimes.com/article/15069/painting_the_red_states_red/

It appears the "Red" states may not be so conservative about background checks as the NRA and the Right would have us believe. Maybe it's the Liberty of the many to govern themselves which worries the Right. Honestly, on the Left I have to admit there are times when I fear the People will rise up and govern themselves and everyone else into oblivion. But, since I favor expanding the background checks, I'll point to their support for it in most states by large margins. Do the Right not trust the many to freely choose to use government to protect their interests?

Teddy Roosevelt speaks to that point in the following video (from YouTube.com):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HYn5FJnvrZk&feature=player_embedded