Wisely
The right of self defense is among the most basic of the natural rights and was sometimes described in the 19th century as a “fundamental” right.
The framers would have thought it strange to believe that people could have no right of self defense, even after they enter into civil society. Remember, the right to life was considered inalienable. Some 17th and 18th century commentators considered self defense to be, not only the permissible thing to do, but the morally required thing to do (for the same reason that suicide was considered immoral).
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