"The whole aim of practical politics is to keep the populace alarmed (and hence clamorous to be led to safety) by menacing it with an endless series of hobgoblins, all of them imaginary." ~ H.L. Mencken
Natural Rights are Mere Privileges in the Eyes of Would-Be Burlington, Vermont Gun Controllers

Based on this recent speech from Norm Blais of the Burlington City Council, we get to see a raw unadulterated look at the twisted mindset of those who worship at the altar of government. Key is the fourth paragraph:
"With regard to the claim that what we are doing is unconstitutional, that is likewise wrong. There is not a single constitutional right that is unfettered. There is not a single constitutional right, from the right of free speech, to the right to a jury trial, all those rights are subject to reasonable regulation by governmental entities. And for someone to suggest this evening that what is being proposed is not reasonable regulation, I do not think is facing with the reality of what we are talking about."
It's quite obvious what the reality is regarding what Blais is talking about here. Aside from the fact that we can see in fineness the futility of the Constitution as any kind of a guarantor of liberty, we also see that the arrogant bureaucratic mentality of someone like Blais is that there are no natural rights -- only government-granted privileges. And of course, such a mentality recognizes only that the gateway to such privileges rests squarely in the hands of those as abundantly enlightened as Blais himself, and others of his totalitarian breed.
The Norm Blaises of this world must be cut off from any ability to control us whatsoever. At all. In any way.
Voting accomplishes nothing productive. Opting out altogether is the only way to permanently neutralize such psychopathic fanatics.
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"all those rights are subject to reasonable regulation by governmental entities"
Of course. We find that regulatory power granted in the US Constitution, Article Eight. Look it up.
I'm sure Blais has some even less plausible rationalization. And I mean that literally.
I don't see this going anywhere. State governments have been trending more in the direction of preemption, not away from it. Maybe Blais is hamming it up for some constituency, or trying to raise funds. Of course it's unsurprising that a councilman is a liar and an evil bastard.