Title: American Gun Ownership: A Look At Its Positive Impact
Headings: American Gun Ownership: The Positive Impacts of Law-Abiding Citizens Owning Firearms
American Gun Ownership: The Positive Impacts of Law-Abiding Citizens Owning Firearms
Table of Contents
American Gun Ownership: A Way of Life
Why Guns Are Good: Criminals and the Armed Citizen
Why Guns Are Good: A Sense of Security
Gun Ownership and Public Safety
Home and Business Protection
Public Shootings
The Exponential Impact
Why Guns Are Legal: Protecting Constitutional Rights
Why Guns Are Legal: Restraining the Power of Government
Truth Behind the Anti-Gun Rhetoric
Suicide
43 to One
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Content: But when a homeowner is armed and trained, the sense of security increases. Thanks to modern psychology, we know that people need this sense of security in order to grow and develop into healthy adults. Not surprisingly, privately owned guns provide that. Sixty-three percent of Americans now believe that having a gun in the house increases safety. While some may dismiss the importance of feeling secure and safe, or claim that another person’s desire for safety makes them feel unsafe, it is by far the most basic of human needs. And without it, people are left feeling frightened, angry, and defensive – often unable to reach, or even focus on, higher goals. Gun Ownership and Public Safety
Concerning public safety, the media often portrays guns as the primary problem – stating things like, “Guns kill people” or “Guns are not the answer.” But gun control and restrictions are also not the answer. Whenever a community, city, state, or country has imposed a ban on guns, regardless if it was all guns or simply handguns, it has experienced an increase in murder rates. In 1997, Wales and England saw a nearly 50 percent increase in homicides immediately after implementing a ban on handguns.