Reply #56: it is indeed!

[iverglas]

Substitution is a classic way to evaluate any position

That's pretty much what I was saying.

It is pretty easy to evaluate the position taken by someone who would substitute women's lives for guns.

Abortion and firearms are both personal rights in the US Constitution

No, actually. Abortion is a medical procedure that affects no one but the woman who undergoes it; it is an event. Firearms are objects that can be used to carry out multiple purposes, by anyone who happens to lay hands on them, for as long as they are in existence, which can be a very long time.

Neither is in fact a right. One is an action, and one is an object.

I'm betting you actually can see the difference.