The necessary consequence of man’s right to life is his right to self-defense. In a civilized society, force may be used only in retaliation and only against those who initiate its use. All the reasons which make the initiation of force an evil, make the retaliatory use of force a moral imperative.
Ayn Rand
1962, from The Virtue of Selfishness
Amen.
Now get the goons going through New Orleans disarming citizens to understand that.