Self-Defense

Self-defense is the right to protect a person or property from the unlawful threat or action of another. Self-defense is a long-recognized legal defense against prosecution for a violent or otherwise illegal act. A landmark verdict in favor of self-defense was the "Not Guilty" on all counts charged against Kyle Rittenhouse, on Nov. 19, 2021.

The use of private arms for self-defense accords was supported by the esteemed legal commentator Sir William Blackstone, which influenced thinking in the American colonies. He wrote that the people's right to arms was auxiliary to the natural right of self-preservation.^[1]

• Robert F. Williams wrote, "It has always been an accepted right of Americans, as the history of our Western states proves, that where the law is unable, or unwilling, to enforce order, the citizens can, and must act in self-defense against lawless violence."^[2]

Mental self-defense is increasingly cited for its importance in dealing with the media with all its exploitation, exaggerations, and fake news. This is particularly necessary when subjected to liberal falsehoods.

Armed self-defense[edit]

Ann Coulter wrote, "Numerous studies, including one by the National Institute of Justice, show that crime victims who resist a criminal with a gun are less likely to be injured than those who do not resist at all or who resist without a gun. That's true even when the assailant is armed."^[3]

See also[edit]

• List of state constitutions containing a RKBA provision
• Castle Doctrine
• Essay:Best New Conservative Words
• Gun control
• Martial arts

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