Gun Violence Is a Full-Blown National Crisis

[EdwardBernays]

56. no

Because I live in a country now with no guns, and guess what, no defensive gun usage, and a much lower murder rate and a much lower suicide rate.

If the person you're defending yourself against doesn't have a gun, you don't as often need a gun to defend yourself. And of course a criminal without a gun is MUCH less likely to break into a house full of people. Those sorts of crimes barely register in Europe, because of the scarcity of guns.

And of course, don't forget that plenty of people pull a gun only to have it turned on them by a criminal. Or stolen and then used in a crime. Or be used accidentally (or deliberately) by a family member.

Having lived away from guns for over a decade, and being much much safer, and knowing my kids will NEVER see a gun ... well... let's just say I know what's possible.