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Re-examine ‘right to life’

Mon., Oct. 9, 2017

I think it may be time for all of us to revisit the idea of the right To life. Not for the unborn, but for the already born, meaning you and me. We often hear that we have an “inalienable right” to “life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.” It is my contention that my right to life supersedes anyone else’s “right” to use a firearm. After all, Webster defines the word “bear” (as in “bear arms”) as: “to carry, to have or to show.” It does not include “to use.”

Daniel Schaffer

Spokane

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