PHI-2630 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Gun Control
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Abolition (concerns which guns should be available: absolute: no guns should be allowed to be owned, moderate: certain classes of guns should not be allowed to be owned, no abolition: all guns should be available to own. People who believe in a serious right to bear arms are opposed to most abolition/restriction. Gun control advcates are in favor of most abolition and restriction. The constitution guarantees a legal right to bear arms, but not a moral right. Fundamental rights protect fundamental interests: fundamental interests are common to everyone and concern our living good lives, owning a gun is not a fundamental interest. It is not a constitutive element of our flourishing: thus owning a gun is not a fundamental right, (lafollette also considers the following argument: fundamental rights do not harm society. Thus gun ownership is not a fundamental right. My drinking alcohol does not pose harm to others.
