[robertpaulsen]

"But the DC government recently stated that self-defense does not require handguns"

Were you looking for language to protect the right to keep and bear arms or to keep and bear handguns? You keep moving the target.

"Do you agree or not with DC's stance?"

Your right to self defense doesn't include ANY gun. If a state wishes to protect your right to keep and bear some category of weapon for personal self defense, either concealed, carried on your hip, in your car, or left at home, that's a completely separate issue.

[William Tell]

robertpaulsen said: "Your right to self defense doesn't include ANY gun."

Say that again, will you. It so simplifies responding to you.

In fact, why don't you list the things that you believe are not included in the right to self defense.