The marching moms say they want handguns registered and handgun owners licensed similarly to what is required for automobiles. But registering cars doesn't make kids any safer, and many other methods are obviously better at improving safety, such as safety instruction itself. Using automobiles as an analogy boxes the marching moms into a corner, anyway, because it invites us to demand gun safety courses in schools like drivers ed. Schools were a lot safer prior to the 1970s, when many public schools had shooting clubs and high school students carried their unloaded guns to school and competed in shooting contests. It's time for Americans to separate truth from propaganda in news coverage about guns.
Research shows that crime is reduced by putting guns in the hands of law-abiding citizens.
Even those who do not own a gun are safer because the criminal fears that his next victim might have the power to defend himself.