Letter: Gun rights in the U.S. are not ‘God-given’

The Aug. 9 Salt Lake Tribune article “GOP challenger: ‘Red flag’ laws are not the solution to gun violence” about Mary Burkett, who seeks Rep. Chris Stewart’s seat, indicates that both individuals hold views of gun rights that the courts never adopted in the 1700s, 1800s or 1900s.Yet Burkett goes further: "Red flag laws restrict our rights and our rights come from God. Period."Any attempts to harmonize her view with reality raises numerous questions:1. Our 1787 Cons