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Is the right to own a gun based on the second amendment?

Capitalism FAQ — Sat, 22 Jan 2011 00:27:44 +0000

No. The right to own guns is not based on the second amendment. If there were no second amendment in the U.S. Constitution, one would still possess a right to own a weapon of self-defense, which in today’s context, means a firearm, i.e., a gun.

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What is the basis of the right to own a gun for self-defense?

Capitalism FAQ — Sat, 22 Jan 2011 00:28:46 +0000

The right to own a firearm, is based on the right to self-defense, i.e., the right to those means to defend oneself against those who wish to destroy one’s life. The right to self-defense is itself is a corollary of the right to life (a corollary is here defined as a self-evident implication of a [...]

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How is the right to self-defense applied under capitalism?

Capitalism FAQ — Sat, 22 Jan 2011 00:29:48 +0000

Under capitalism, it is the government’s job to use force to defend its citizen’s rights; however, government is not omnipotent, and it is not omnipresent: it cannot be everywhere. In cases where the protective forces of government cannot arrive to a criminal situation in time to prevent an irreversible situation, i.e., such as a murder, [...]

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Isn’t owning a gun inherently evil?

Capitalism FAQ — Sat, 22 Jan 2011 00:30:05 +0000

No. Evil and good are moral terms that apply to entities that can make moral choices. A gun is a non-volitional object. Guns have no power of choice; they simply act according to their identity, their nature. Unlike a gun, the user of a firearm possesses free-will, and can be morally judged for his actions. [...]

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Does the right to bear arms include the right to privately owned nuclear weapons?

Capitalism FAQ — Sat, 22 Jan 2011 00:30:34 +0000

No. There is no right to bear weapons like a gun, outside of the right to life (whether for self-defense, or hunting, etc.). A corollary of a principle (such as the right to bear arms) cannot violate the principle on which it hierarchically depends upon (the right to self-defense). A nuclear weapon — i.e., an [...]

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