The Sidney Sun-Telegraph - Serving proudly since 1873 as the beautiful Nebraska Panhandle's first newspaper

Americans' right to keep and bear arms is under assault. New anti-gun bills were introduced last week that would mandate background checks whenever a gun is sold or given to someone, outlaw so-called "assault weapons" and limit magazine capacity to 10 rounds.

As debate over gun control intensifies, I hear many Second Amendment advocates declaring gun ownership to be a God-given right. Is it? I've been a licensed minister since 2009, but have been preaching in churches off and on as a temporary fill-in or guest speaker more than 40 years. Among my sermons is one dealing with this subject....