What Is the Purpose of Gun Rights?

Ben Domenech, The Transom
Here is a rundown of President Obama’s gun control proposals. They are a combination of pointless letters of reminder, orders for bureaucratic assessments, counselor hires, and training offerings. But on the phone yesterday with reporters, according to @ZekeJMiller, “Senior admin officials couldn't say whether Obama's proposals would have prevented Sandy Hook/other shootings.” I can: they wouldn’t have.And this gets us back to the real question, which is: what is the purpose of guns? Why does America take the position it does on guns, largely...

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