Above the law? Natural right

[TomW]

Are there any circumstances where you can see yourself putting your natural rights,let's call them that, above the law?
Here's an extreme example. In the state where I live they passed an assault rifle registration law. Thousands of the rifles the state figured were owned and would be registered were not registered.
This in essence made thousands of formerly law abiding citizens instant felons.
This left no provisions for amnesty. They cannot legally register them now.
To attempt it puts then at risk of being arrested and their lives ruined.
Could thewre be a time where knife laws progress and you could see yourself putting your NATURAL rights above the law?
Or do you believe there is no such thing as a natural right and the law is the law?

 

[Rubber Ducky]

Tom,

the situation you mentioned about registering weapons is not that unusual I don't think. Here in Canada we had a new law introduced years ago requiring quite stringent firarms registration. The deadline came, was extended, was extended again, and passed with millions of firearms (estimated) still not registered. Compliance is incredibly low.

I think the most natural law there is is the law of non-compliance. Generally when a law is so bad that a significant portion of the population ignores it totally or in part, that law is bad law.

In my particular case, yes, I would ignore a law completely that I felt was against my natural rights if I felt that non-compliance was necessary.

Pierre

 

[Lurker]

I can definitely see myself putting my natural rights above the law in certain circumstances, however, do not forget that most of us also choose to continue to live within the legal establishment, and there can be costs for non-compliance.

For instance, I may not want to jeopardize a concealment license for the sake of not registering a particular gun (that I may not even care that much about).

Also, if the purpose of the unregistered gun is home defense, I would not want to deal with the registration felony during the aftermath of a self-defense shooting when I may be the subject of a murder or manslaughter investigation (and possible trial).

 

[Mr. Bombastic]

Just thank your lucky stars, if you lived in Britain, were stopped by the police and didn't have a good excuse for carrying a pocket knife, screwdriver or pen you could go to jail.

Sometimes the law is an arse.