Here’s the thing about rights… we don’t have to explain it to the government when we choose to exercise them.  I don’t have to justify my blathering on this blog and the overall societal value because I have a right to speak freely.  I don’t have to explain it to my government when I assert my 5th amendment right against self-incrimination.  I don’t have to justify my right to due process or to assemble in protest.  And I don’t have to explain myself if I want to strap a sidearm to my hip and go about my business.  It’s my RIGHT. – Owen, Boots & Sabers

Amen.