Reply #341: Self-defense is usually considered by philosophers as the first or most important natural right. [View All]

[jody]

The issue of right to keep and bear arms is primarily about self-defense and a distant second is defense of state involving the militia.

Given that all of the 836,787 sworn law enforcement officers chose a handgun as their primary means of self-defense, it should not surprise even you that law-abiding citizens choose handguns as their tool for self-defense.

You should also acknowledge that LEO's do not have natural, inherent, inalienable/unalienable rights to keep and bear arms but their RKBA is a privilege granted by We the People through our government.

It's not surprising that law-abiding citizens who have a natural, inherent, inalienable/unalienable right to defend self and property should choose guns in general and handguns in particular for their tool of choice for self-defense.

Only those who would take away inalienable/unalienable rights would disarm law-abiding citizens.