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I figured this would be a good way to further introduce myself after my bare-bones new member post.
The reason I support the right of people to own guns is a simple matter of logical thinking and the logical progression of that thinking.
Clearly we, as a society, have decided that human life has intrinsic value; that humans have a right to that life; that humans have a right to defend that life from an attack upon it. Simply put: self-defense is a natural right.
Since one has a right to self-defense, then it logically follows that people have a right to access to the means of self-defense. As such, to deny a person a right to access to the means of self-defense is to implicitly deny them the right to self-defense. Therefore, it is, from a philosophical standpoint, morally wrong to attempt to keep people from owning guns.
A brief side: we're all familiar with the argument "why do you need a (insert latest boogeyman here)?" Well, sorry, bro, but last time I checked my life is my own and I am under no obligation to demonstrate a need to you or anyone else. I want it, it is for sale, I can afford it, so I'm going to have it. IDGAF what you think I need. My life, my business. End of story.
The reason I support the right of people to own guns is a simple matter of logical thinking and the logical progression of that thinking.
Clearly we, as a society, have decided that human life has intrinsic value; that humans have a right to that life; that humans have a right to defend that life from an attack upon it. Simply put: self-defense is a natural right.
Since one has a right to self-defense, then it logically follows that people have a right to access to the means of self-defense. As such, to deny a person a right to access to the means of self-defense is to implicitly deny them the right to self-defense. Therefore, it is, from a philosophical standpoint, morally wrong to attempt to keep people from owning guns.
A brief side: we're all familiar with the argument "why do you need a (insert latest boogeyman here)?" Well, sorry, bro, but last time I checked my life is my own and I am under no obligation to demonstrate a need to you or anyone else. I want it, it is for sale, I can afford it, so I'm going to have it. IDGAF what you think I need. My life, my business. End of story.
