I guess the part that I don't understand from the side that says it's ok for businesses to disarm arm us is this: Where in the Constitution does it say that their right out weighs mine? Article 2 of the Bill of Rights states: "A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed." Y'all know that without me posting it. Most on here will raise hell about their state legislature adding another hurdle to owning or buying a gun. Many of us have stood in the rain, snow, cold and heat to stop that very thing. But then some will say it is ok for a 7-11, McDonalds or some other business to ban us from carrying inside their building. I don't get it. What article or paragraph in the Constitution says a business owner's likes or dislikes overpower my right to bear arms and self defense?
I understand that the government feels it can walk all over us but not so with common citizens. I will exercise my right (and natural Law) to defend myself and my family wherever I may go. Those little BS "no gun" signs are not going to stop me. As long as I do not infringe on other's right to life and happiness there should not even be an argument.
The Bill of Rights was created to restrict government, not an individual, or privately owned business. It limits what government can or more specifically in this question, what it CANNOT do.
However, I don't think it pertains to privately owned anything. Whether it is a business or a home, or a church or whatever. It is my firm belief that they can restrict rights while on their property and do so legally.
This is where I fall upon my Constitutionalist leanings.
I don't think that a business should be required to do anything they do not want to do. After all, it is within their "right" to say no guns allowed. In the same breath, I think they should also be allowed the final say into whether they can refuse service to any customer they wish to and without fear of reprisal from anyone.
no gay wedding cakes, no guns allowed, no shoes, no shirt, no service, etc.
You can't really swing both ways on this subject, although there are many that do or want to because they may like it when some businesses that they agree with their policies do. But for any business they don't agree with, they scream foul, discrimination or anything else.
It's sickening to see organizations such as the cub scouts be forced to accept girls. Same for the girl scouts. But that's because they have gotten sick of defending theirselves in court about it, so they were effectively beaten into submission, which again, I feel is so wrong and anti-constitutional.
If a particular person does not like a companies policy, in no way are they forced to support that business, with possibly the exception of health insurance now, which I still think is not constitutional if you do not like everything about it.
But for every other business, you are welcome to spend your money with a company that you do like.
Don't go away mad, just go away. If I as a business owner goes bankrupt and starve, that's all on me. Just the definition of capitalism should be pretty self explaining. But unfortunately, too many are not educated well enough to understand it.
Capitalistic economy:
Capitalism is an
economic system based on private ownership of the means of production and their operation for profit. Characteristics central to
capitalism include private property, capital accumulation, wage labor, voluntary exchange, a price
system, and competitive markets.
