Opinion: These laws tie law enforcement's hands behind their backs

Capt Gregory Prickett - I get that, but is there any responsibility attached to rights, or (just thinking out loud here) is that what makes a right a "right" - that there is nothing incumbent on the individual vested with said right? No expectation of responsibility?

If the government can impose restrictions on the when, how, and where a right may be exercised, or who may or may not exercise certain rights, is it really a "right"? If a law enforcement officer can justifiably shoot me for exercising my right (e.g. "I thought he had a gun... or the suspect had a gun"), or suspend my right without due process (e.g. "drop the gun") then is it really a right? It would seem to me that a right is really nothing more than a privilege by another name, albeit possibly afforded a prioritized status, but the difference is really conceptual and semantic.

MSgt Steve Sweeney - sorry, not following where you are going with this.

Capt Gregory Prickett - Just making conversation, though I suppose I didn't connect it well to the issue of requiring gun permits.. or not requiring gun permits.

Your rationale for why Acevedo is wrong about the need for gun permits and licensing hinges on the fact that it [gun ownership] is a Constitutional right rather than a privilege while you also concede that there may be some restrictions on rights, presumably imposed by the government. My point was that there doesn't seem to be much difference between a right and a privilege... and if that is the case, and government does have some latitude with regard to administering rights and the limits on rights, then I can't automatically conclude that Acevedo is wrong based on a right - privilege distinction.

MSgt Steve Sweeney - I base it on his thought process, where he alleged that even though a no-knock warrant was bad because the requesting officer lied, that the raid was still legitimate because the police "had a reason to be there." You don't get to kick in a door and kill the two occupants without a warrant.