This is especially meaningful for those of us whose wives carry a firearm daily.
From here
For a law-abiding citizen to bear personal arms is an act of civilization.
Not just an act of self-defense or an act in defense of civilization, but an act of civilization.
This is true for men and it is even more true for women. For a woman to bear personal arms means that she will not be deprived of her legal rights: to go any lawful place she pleases at any time; to be free in her body, meaning that she need not be defenseless against assailants; to live. And it means that the uncivilized, those who would deprive her of life and the liberties of a free citizen, including freedom from unwanted sexual contact, do so at absolute risk to their lives.
That is the fundamental moral principle.
Hat tip Jeff Soyer
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This goes back to the works of Paxton Quigley. Once anti-gun liberal, but awakened by a very unfortunate event. When you've been pulled into the bushes, those ideals that sound so good at the corner cafe mean nothing. It's just you, and what you can do for yourself. Her first self defense book "Not An Easy Target" is a good read for anybody, even if the examples are a bit dated. It centers on the simple truth that a criminal that has decided to commit a crime is going to do it. The best thing a individual can do is avoid being the one they chose to do it to. If that can't be avoided, well.....
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