Does Owning a Gun Make You Safer?

Does Owning a Gun Make You Safer?

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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Crime Lower in Right-to-Carry States
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  • TrapshootingGirl
    Guns Do Make You Safe

    I completely agree that the right to carry a gun does indeed make you safer, whether it is in your own home or at a college campus. I am highly aware the fear people have about the wrong kind of people being able to carry, but the truth is that there are plenty of people that have respect for firearms, and therfore will use them to protect themselves and possibly others if needed. It makes complete sense that crime would be lower in right to carry states.

    - TrapshootingGirlUS February 7, 2009 6:02PM

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  • Mander
    It Makes Sense

    I totally agree with the argument that guns make you safer. They are perfectly safe in the hands of responsible, law-abiding citizens. I disagree with handgun bans because the only thing they do is give criminals an advantage by taking away the right of citizens to protect themselves.

    - ManderUS February 8, 2009 3:45PM

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