Ayn Rand did not support gun rights for self-defense

Objectivists absolutely reel when I say this, but Ayn Rand did not support the use of guns for the purpose of self-defense. They insist it isn’t true, that her stance was vague, or that my assertion is poorly researched. I assure you: it’s true. To make my point, I’ll have to quote Rand and re-quote …

You do not need to heal a “mother wound.”

Social media is filled with random psychological advice, blasted from one random account out to the entire world, who they are attempting to heal. This is, first of all, a gross violation of ethics. You can’t give psychological advice to someone you haven’t diagnosed formally, or, in this case, have never even met! But, you …