False dichotomy, corporations are another (somewhat powerful entity). They don't tend to use direct force either, but there are private militias...defending yo

False dichotomy, corporations are another (somewhat powerful entity). They don't tend to use direct force either, but there are private militias...defending yourself from a gang or haywire corp is also an important thing. People like to take the big argument, defense from govt, and tear it down from a broad level, and then ignore the many other lethal threats posed. There have been a couple shootings in recent memory, where citizens quickly resolved the matter far faster than law enforcement could have hoped. Situations too, where men armed with axes etc. went on killing sprees in other countries and mostly people were unable to respond. I don't think everyone should bear arms, or even that it should be common, but I do think the right to defend yourself is a pretty inalieable right. If gun ownership can help with that, then by all means...