Violence begets violence. When one has a gun, another goes to get one. That is not to say guns cannot protect us against criminals, and not to say there are not times for guns. But, it is to say, some of the violence we have comes from those who buy guns to protect themselves.
I think of those who suggest that if only criminals have guns, we'll be in trouble, so we should all go out to buy them. Such a call to arms, is it wise? What will happen if we all go buy guns? Those who need them will be happy they did. But, what of those who live day-to-day with no need for guns? Among them are those who will end up using the gun wrongly. It goes back to the first three words I offered: Violence begets violence. If we all buy guns because we see a trend in society toward violence, there will be some amongst us who end up using the gun for violence.
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