Article on guns in Britain

[Roadkill]

The part I'm having a problem understanding is the accepted premise that a "free" person does not have the right to defend self and property from theft or harm. The removal of that basic right encourages those who remain outside the law to prey upon those who remain within. Not unsimilar to the medieval ages where only the rich and noble were allowed to bear arms, all others upon penalty of death were forbidden to do so, therefore the outlaws bore arms because they were"outside the law" and subject to penalty regardless, and everyone else were preyed upon by both armed factions. The only recourse except to pay off the outlaws or subject themselves to the rich and powerful was to arm which resulted in becoming a criminal. Either option resulted in less protection or more tyranny. So the current long term goal is to disarm the citizenry, empower the government, and embolden the criminal element resulting in more disarming of the citizenry, increasing the power of the government and embolding the criminal element resulting in more disarming of the citizenry....... ?

rk