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===16. The Right to Keep and Bear Arms=== | ===16. The Right to Keep and Bear Arms=== | ||
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The | The only legitimate use of force is in defense of individual rights—life, liberty, and justly acquired property—against aggression. This right inheres in the individual, who may seek to be, or agree to be aided by any other individual or group in the exercise of the right to self-defense. Furthermore, individuals have the right to possess any weapon except those so powerful, they would not be considered defensive in nature, but would be considered the aggressive use of force in their application. Private property owners shall be free to establish their own conditions regarding weapons. | ||
Maintaining our belief in the inviolability of the right to keep and bear arms, and that individuals are their own best source of self-defense; we oppose all laws at any level of government restricting, registering, or monitoring the ownership, manufacture, transport, or transfer of firearms, ammunition, or any other tool that could be used for self-defense. In addition, we oppose all laws requiring registration of firearms or ammunition. We also oppose any government efforts to ban or restrict the use of other self-defensive tools, including (but not limited to) pepper spray, stun guns, tear gas (mace). We further oppose all attempts to ban weapons or ammunition. | |||
Libertarians view background check laws as a back-door method for the government to acquire information on gun buyers -- which history has shown is often later used as a confiscation list. Therefore, we support abolishing all government-required background checks. | |||
Finally, we support repeal of all gun and weapon control laws. We favor the implementation of "Constitutional Carry" (fully-legal carry of weapons, open or concealed, without any permit requirement). We support abolishing the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (BATFE). | |||
===17. Conscription and the Military=== | ===17. Conscription and the Military=== | ||