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'''Self-defense''' is the right to protect a person or [[property]] from the unlawful threat or action of another. Self-defense is a long-recognized [[law|legal]] defense against prosecution for a violent or otherwise illegal act.

'''Self-defense''' is the right to protect a person or [[property]] from the unlawful threat or action of another. Self-defense is a long-recognized [[law|legal]] defense against prosecution for a violent or otherwise illegal act.

The use of private arms for self-defense accords was supported by the esteemed legal commentator [[Blackstone]], which influenced thinking in the American colonies.  He wrote that the people's right to arms was auxiliary to the natural right of self-preservation.<ref>See WILLIAM BLACKSTONE, 1 COMMENTARIES *136, *139.</ref>

The use of private arms for self-defense accords was supported by the esteemed legal commentator [[Sir William Blackstone]], which influenced thinking in the American colonies.  He wrote that the people's right to arms was auxiliary to the natural right of self-preservation.<ref>See WILLIAM BLACKSTONE, 1 COMMENTARIES *136, *139.</ref>

*Robert F. Williams wrote, "It has always been an accepted right of Americans, as the history of our Western states proves, that where the law is unable, or unwilling, to enforce order, the citizens can, and must act in self-defense against lawless violence."<ref>http://www.anncoulter.com/columns/2012-04-18.html</ref>

*Robert F. Williams wrote, "It has always been an accepted right of Americans, as the history of our Western states proves, that where the law is unable, or unwilling, to enforce order, the citizens can, and must act in self-defense against lawless violence."<ref>http://www.anncoulter.com/columns/2012-04-18.html</ref>