The second amendment of the constitution guarantees the right to keep and bear arms. As the specter of gun violence continues in our workplaces, roads and schools, the question keeps arising: do guns keep you safe, or just increase the level of violence?
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Armed Citizens Can Fight Back
- From CCRKBA
By Citizen's Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms - The Common Sense Gun Lobby
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A gun is a tool it cant think for itself,you cant buy a welding tank and "become a welder".You must first understand how/when to use any "tool".And with a firearm when NOT to use it. A home defense system should have several "layers" of defense such as a hidden alarm,barking dog,good locks and proper lighting.The gun is the last resort.The truth is even if you are forced to take a life the problems that will follow (court,emotional and finacial) can be devasting.This is why you must learn the laws and prepare yourself for what may happen then decide if a gun is right for you.
- bottlefly bartender September 19, 2008 6:08AM
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AMEN!
Although the federal government may not be, i'm a big fan of igilante justice. If someone breaks into your house armed with a gun, your handy bread knife isn't going to be enough to defend yourself from a criminal. Yes, guns are also used in crime, but 9 times out of 10, guns used in criminal acts have been obtained illegally. Criminals will get their guns, one way or another. Why stop innocent civilians from having a right to protect themselves in the case of an emergency?
- Brady
November 11, 2008 12:00AM
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My Guns
Violent criminals fear an armed citizen more than they do the police!!! It is a fact they will target Women,Children the old the unaware but they will not target an armed citizenThey know thier chances of survival u[pon attacking an armed cicizen are slim to none! Take away our right to bear arms and the criminals will have all the guns ,They do obey the law in the first place!
- icolt45
April 15, 2009 6:14PM
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Defensive Gun Uses
Actually there are about 2.5 million defensive gun uses annually of which more than 80% are brandishing - so yes, responsible gun use does make you safer.
- RawLaw
May 28, 2009 12:00AM
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I feel safer
As a handicapped person ( I am a BKA Below the Knee Amputee ) I am unable to flee, or back up.I tend to fall down whenever I try to back away.
I feel much more secure when I am able to have the protection of a firearm with me.
- Pegleg4570
June 18, 2009 6:34AM
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