# The Universal Right to Shoot One's Own Arms?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-universal-right-to-shoot-ones-own-arms/60490>\
**Category:** Great Debates\
**Created:** [April 2, 2001, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-universal-right-to-shoot-ones-own-arms/60490 "2001-04-02T14:57:32Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 1\
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**Author:** ![Gary\_Kumquat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/4491bb/32.png) [@Gary\_Kumquat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gary_Kumquat)\
**Post date:** [April 6, 2001, 7:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-universal-right-to-shoot-ones-own-arms/60490/101 "2001-04-06T07:39:03Z")

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> \*Originally posted by ExTank \*  
> **I’m still trying to wrap my mind around the concept of people defending the government sponsored facilitation of a physically destructive, illegal habit in the name of public health on one hand, while tearing into and decrying a constitutionally protected right enjoyed by considerably more law-abiding citizens than not, on the other, _also in the name of public health concerns._**

For what it’s worth, can I state that I don’t see any validity in the OP’s original premise. I’ve just been enjoying arguing the pros/cons of a needle exchange.

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