Right To Defend Oneself Includes Having Guns

[From article]
"Today, Second Amendment discussions largely relate to self-defense, hunting or mere sport shooting. These rights are true, but they aren’t primarily what the founders envisioned when codifying the right to bear arms.
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Defending one’s own is vital to man’s very survival. We also have a duty to protect those amongst us incapable of protecting themselves. The police will not save you.
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As John Lott demonstrated in More Guns, Less Crime, “States with the largest increases in gun ownership also have the largest drops in violent crime.” Concealed carry permit holders statistically have lower crime rates than police officers. Switzerland and Israel have miniscule gun crime even as their citizenry must maintain weapons."

http://blogs.forbes.com/billflax/2011/06/17/sarah-palin-paul-revere-and-the-importance-of-an-armed-populace/

Bill Flax
The Courage To Do Nothing
Sarah Palin, Paul Revere And the Importance Of An Armed Populace
Jun. 17 2011 - 8:29 am
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