Answer To Knockout Game? Natural Rights And The Second Amendment

In Lansing, Michigan, a man shot an attacker who tried to assault him with a malfunctioning taser.

A news report said the wounded youth was involved in “knockout,” a “game” played by teens. The object is to assault an unsuspecting victim and knock him or her unconscious. Several deaths have been attributed to the brutal pastime.

It may be quaint or nostalgic to think so, but individuals have a right to self defense. John Locke noted this in 1690 when he said every human in the state of nature has the power to kill a murderer and prevent others from inflicting injury. It is considered a natural right.

The natural right to self protection supersedes all other rights. It is considered the first right of nature. Natural and unalienable rights are enshrined in the Declaration of Independence.

“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,” writes Jim Lindgren. “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.”

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