Jay520 on 20 July 2012
The people for guns say it gives people protection. I find that to be a weak argument since most people don't carry guns on them enough to make it worth it. What type of society is it where you know you have to have a gun to be able to protect yourself from the average citizen? And if the victims do happen to have a gun when needed, when a gun confrontation takes place, its usually too quick for a defender to recognize the situation, pull out his weapon, and shoot back. I agree that it does help a group of people when they're defending territory or the like. But I think that group is way smaller than the deaths that occur due to criminals having the ease of access to firearms.
