Gun Control & RKBA
In reply to the discussion: Can we pease stop advocating murder in the gungeon? [View all]gejohnston
(17,502 posts)put it best:
"Though defensive violence will always be 'a sad necessity' in the eyes of men of principle, it would be still more unfortunate if wrongdoers should dominate just men."
- St. Augustine
"Without doubt one is allowed to resist against the unjust aggressor to one's life, one's goods or one's physical integrity; sometimes, even 'til the aggressors death.... In fact, this act is aimed at preserving ones life or ones goods and to make the aggressor powerless. Thus, it is a good act, which is the right of the victim."
- Thomas Aquinas
There are two obvious problems with pacifism: It implies that peaceful person should value the life of the attacker above yours or your loved ones. It is also says that you are insisting that someone else should die or be injured for something you believe in.
Then there is Paul Quander, who had the balls to tell a DC resident that, even though he and his family either has their guns or armed guards in addition to his six figure salary.
http://forums.officer.com/t176351/
pacifism is immoral.
http://infidels.org/kiosk/article/a-few-moral-problems-with-pacifism-299.html