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Dense? Expand. If you believe that 'natural rights' come from the example of living things and we observe that weapons are not used by any living things other than humans then it seems to run contrary to your point.
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Uh, humans are tool users. If we had big horns on our heads,
we might defend ourselves like this. But we don't. So if a little old lady is attacked and she picks up a board with a nail in it and defends herself, this is very natural for a human. A firearm is an obvious progression of this concept.
For someone who is quoting Hume, I think you are being exceedingly contrary.