Peter Berger: No right is absolute

Editor’s note: This commentary is by Peter Berger, an English teacher at Weathersfield School, who writes “Poor Elijah’s Almanack.” The column appears in several publications, including the Times Argus, the Rutland Herald and the Stowe Reporter.
Five years ago in the wake of Sandy Hook, a plaintive headline begged, “Can we now talk about guns?” It was written in response to the perennial admonishment that the grief-stricken, furious aftermath of tragedy isn&rs