The Audacity of Self-defense

Let me preface this for those who may take issue with my comment, Government is created to protect the rights of life, liberty and property/fruit of labor. Life and property being inherent, god-given, unalienable rights, springing forth from those rights then is the right to protect them. These rights remain with the individual and cannot be taken away unless through a just process. This also means that government cannot force an individual to be reliant upon others for such protection, but as an aspect of government, government may complement the ability to protect these rights.
Having stated the above, I find it troubling when people try to apply the 2nd to states. The purpose of the 2nd and other amendments was to...