Self-defense, sure.
But are you saying that self defense with a handgun is a God given right? I mean, that's what we're talking about here, Stew, not some philosophical, nebulous, God given right to protect oneself from harm.
"I suppose it would be OK for a community to enact Jim Crow laws just because a handful of goons say so?"
No, it would not be OK. Read my post. I said, "if it was constitutional".