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Originally Posted by Rajoo
Right to bear arms for self defense is a God given right seems to be the interpretation of the Second Amendment. So what does this 'God' give pacifists like me to defend myself from people with assault weapons? God is pretty unfair if you ask me.  |
Life isn't fair. Why should the gods be?
Self defense is indeed one of the three reasons for 2A and these rights were part of the British constitution at the time of our revolution. The first reason is to arm citizens in order that they can form a militia and assist the sovereign (national government in our case) defend the realm. The last is to keep a tyrant from stealing our democracy. The first reason is moot since the federal government arms our state militias. The other two reasons remain.