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This is a very valid point and I would say that in a scenario where the State has the theoretical monopoly on violence, then lethal acts of self-defense directed at those agents of the State carries more legitimacy than lethal acts of self-defense directed at non-State actors.

My argument against the "right" of lethal self-defense in deference to the State's monopoly on violence isn't as much a "progressive" argument as it is a "fascist" one. It's a argument based on the "insignificance" of the individual relative to that of the State.

@b_m_b_m_b_m - I see! So the Administration would have to essentially get the court overturn to that portion of the Clean Air Act...or even the entire Act as a whole. Edit: I suppose the ICC could form the basis for that argument?

For me, it comes down to the notion that it's probably "better" for society as a whole for individuals to die because there is no "right" to lethal self-defense -- and for those that do engage in lethal self-defense to be punished for their "crime" -- than for the State to compromise its monopoly on violence.

Sorry, I should've been far more specific in that I meant the California standards.

Good for him!

Explaining how under the Federal system of the United States such seemingly "obvious" solutions can possibly run headlong into the very foundational structure of the United States isn't a "worst-case scenario" - it's political reality.

Except those state laws could be considered illegal under the ICC. I'm not even sure how the CAFE standards are legal under the ICC to begin with.

That's when they'll suddenly discover the word "nullification".

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I'm not seeing the problem here.

Yes.

Which is a perfectly acceptable outcome from the perspective of overall societal stability.

I will go further to state that my "weapons-only" lethal force scenario also has several caveats as well. For example, if someone comes at you with a pool cue, the use of a firearm to stop that attack would be illegal. In essence, the weapon that could potentially be used against its intended target should carry a "reasonable expectation" that it would inflict lethal force in order for that intended target to respond with weaponized lethal force of its own. There would also be no exception for unrestrained lethal force in the event of a violation of property. In order to respond with lethal force to an intrusion, the same "weapons standard" would also apply.

I knew you would mention those circumstances and my response remains the same. It is not in the greater interests of society to permit those exceptions to the State's monopoly on violence.

When the attacker is clearly brandishing a weapon is the only situation where I would consider lethal self-defense using another weapon to be acceptable.

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