People who claim the right to gun ownership for the purposes of protecting their family aren't aware that chances are higher for a child to stumble upon the weapon and blow their faces off than it is for a burglar/murderer to enter the home.
Picture this:
Scenario One
A thief enters a corner store armed with a shotgun. He demands the shopkeeper hand over the money. The shopkeeper hands over the money and the thief leaves. Nobody dies.
Scenario Two
A thief enters a corner store armed with a shotgun. He demands the shopkeeper hand over the money. The shopkeeper reaches under the counter and produces a handgun, much to the panic of the thief. The thief fires his shotgun and kills the shopkeeper, takes the money and flees. The shopkeeper's life has been extinguished because of the existence of guns.
Guns have no purpose other than to kill when not in the hands of law enforcement.
Another point to consider is that a person who normally wouldn't do such a thing might use the weapon in moments of extreme emotional stress. A woman who might carry a pistol for protection comes home early from work to see her husband in bed with another woman: in her fury she uses her gun to kill her husband and his mistress before shooting herself in the head. If she didn't have a gun her life would be back on track within a couple of years.
Guns cause unnecesary deaths.
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