Lowry: Yes, gun ownership is a God-given right
(World News USA)

The fastest way to trend on Twitter, and not in a good way, is to say that the right to bear arms is a God-given right. Texas state Rep. Matt Schaefer established this beyond a doubt in a Twitter thread in the aftermath of the West Texas shooting spree. He said that he wouldn´t use `the evil acts of a handful of people to diminish the God-given rights of my fellow Texans.` Progressives were aghast, and when actress Alyssa Milano objected, Texas Sen. Ted Cruz jumped in to support Schaefer´s argument (in less bombastic terms). The basic proposition isn´t hard to defend, and indeed it is written into our...