Thread: Protesting Confiscation Events

Originally Posted by Cordite

I think it goes to something a lot more fundamental and so obvious we don't even see it, namely (warning: controversial) our inalienable right to self defense.

Even American 2nd amendment proponents will admit the 2nd amendment of their constitution did not institute the right to bear arms, but rather recognised the pre-existing right, i.e. it stated the right "should not be taken away" rather than their founders inventing a brand new right (don't ask me to quote exactly).

Without weapons/arms etc. only the strong (mainly men) have the prerogative of self defense, weapons are in effect the great leveller.

Disclaimer: I own my weapons for fun, not for self defense, but the above I do hold to be self-evident.

There was substantial debate among the founding fathers in regards to the Bill of Rights. The US Constitution essentially spelled out the various limits and checks and balances placed on government but came up a bit short in regards to the citizens. Some of the founding fathers considered these inalienable rights to be self evident but others disagreed in that over time, tyranny would always try to reassert itself so best to add them to the Constitution and put them in stone. Although the 1st and 2nd Amendments are ones often referenced some of my favorites are the 9th and 10th Amendments.