Reply #21: An extreme case, but an excellent example of why law abiding citizens

[jody]

keep and bear arms to exercise their inalienable right to defend self and property.

Replace the victim's blindness with other physical limitations, e.g. a 90 pound woman threatened by a 250 pound rapist, and it shouldn't be difficult to understand why firearms, particularly handguns, are chosen by law abiding citizens for self defense.

Government cannot prevent criminals from keeping and bearing arms
Government allows law enforcement officers to keep and bear arms for self defense against criminals
Government is not required to defend a citizen against criminals
Citizens have the inalienable right to defend self and property against criminals
Therefore, law abiding citizens should keep and bear arms to put themself on an equal footing with criminals.