In this situation it is the proprietor who holds the moral right to determine how he shall use his property. The public has no right whatsoever to dictate how he must use his property. If this example seems like an extreme analogy, it truly isn t. There is no practical difference. The real-life thug here is the City of El Paso and all those voters who support this ban.
Force is force, whether initiated by a gangster or a government.
In both cases rights are violated there are still victims. Government should be governed by the same moral principles that should govern a peaceful and civilized society. Simply stated, the initiation of force or fraud is not proper in human relationships. Only brutes resort to force to get their way. The process of evaluating the moral and practical implications of what they say eludes them.