Papait wrote:Big Jim P wrote:
Indeed. Just because someone chooses to give up a right is no reason for them to take away anyone elses right to make that decision by forcing them to conform to their choice.
It's the social contract, it's the base of any state. People who do not want to abide the social contract and wish to keep their right to violence should move to Somalia or Liberia where there is no functioning government.
You have to choose between living in a state where the government protects you, or where you protect yourself, you can't choose both
How about those who do not like Americas gun-rights move to a m,re restrictive nanny-state?
The government CAN'T protect you 100% of the time. You have to be prepared for your own defense.