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To: J_F_Shepard who wrote (790811)	6/19/2014 6:16:36 PM
From: one_less	1 Recommendation Recommended By TideGlider Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1579242

"You are trying to make the discussion about self protection, I maintain the most basic need of man is survival." Right. The discussion I am having is about natural human rights, particularly those founded upon self protection. This is a well established reference. Natural rights and human needs are not the same thing, although they are related to some extent. I can see why recognizing self-protection as a right creates a stumbling block for you but it is an established fact that natural human rights enumerated in the Bill of Rights spring from the natural right to self protection. I've given you a good and concise explanation but feel free to study the topic of natural rights leading to the Bill of Rights on your own. Then try answering my question. No one survives unless you are thinking of survival in some theological sense, therefore it can not be a right. Self-preservation is a natural urge and involves self-protection, which was long considered to be at the root of natural rights. It was the basis for the rights enumerated in the "Bill of Rights." It is a one sided view since it considers only the natural rights necessary for protection from the state, or human beings and any assemblage of human beings. The other side of natural rights involves the urge to do well and be well in relationship to other human beings. On an individual basis it means to encourage, to be considerate and to care for the wellbeing of others, whereas on a societal basis it involves social obligation (contribute goodness to society) in that regard. Self-protection is a natural right afforded by the human condition. If a person places their self in harms way without the means to protect themselves, they could be said to be implicit in a crime resulting from those circumstances. By what authority does the US government restrict or infringe any such right to self-protection by sane and law abiding citizens, thereby placing their well-being at risk of harm, or greater harm than when self-protection is unrestricted?