Been an interesting discussion that has made me rethink my answer in that post. I hereby recant this part:
“Agreed, with one caveat:...”
Replace with “Disagree and...”
Someone’s right to a thing - property - does NOT trump the God-given and Constitutionally guaranteed right to effective defense of someone else’s own life. Period.
As a conservative, I hold property rights nearly inviolate. But I hold the right to effective self-defense COMPLETELY inviolate. After all, life trumps property...
BTW, the argument that “right to property” trumps “right to defend your life” justifies some pretty nasty things. One historical example: Slavery.