The 1.3 million Americans who killed each other and themselves between 1968 and 1991 is about three times greater than the number of American battle deaths in all of the foreign wars in the twentieth century. In fact, having a gun makes you less safe and endangers your loved ones. According to a recent study, a gun in the home increases the likelihood of homicide threefold. A gun in the house is 43 times more likely to be used to commit homicide, suicide, or an accidental killing than it is to be used to kill in self-defense. The Second Amendment protects the rights of citizens to keep and bear arms.
Most violence is racially motivated.
Guns are sufficiently regulated. While teddy bears, toasters, and other consumer products all are subject to strict safety regulations, guns are subject to no such regulations. Almost one-third of all murders result from arguments, which account fro the same percentage of firearm murders. Most gun deaths are homicides. Guns don't kill, people kill.