The 2nd Amendment did not give us a right... it protects the right we were born with.
Defend themselves when the massive bureaucratic system that the Democrats have created fails or outright collapses.
So if an illegal alien walks into the United States with a .45 strapped onto his waist for protection, he can argue its a human right to carry one?
i agree with your overall statement with one exception concerning “force is to be met with equal force.” If my family was being attacked by a rabid dog I would shoot it rather than bite it back. If someone is attacked they have the right to eliminate the threat, not just shoo it off to wait for the next attack.
Oh come on. Coloring our profile pictures with the French flag will take care of everything.
I often point out that the most basic right is not explicitly mentioned in the Bill of Rights. This omission makes the 2nd Amendment even more important. It could be argued that the 9th Amendment insures the right to self defense.
It is a perfect right. Perfect rights are entitlements or claims to the use of force to preserve or protect natural rights.
I’ve been framing it that way for years.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1658253/posts?page=41#41
I doubt European countries will ever allow average citizens to keep & bear arms.
More likely is the continued militarization of police & an increasing police state.
Our liberal leaders would rather institute the worst repressions of Mao that admit that an armed society is a safer society.