He saved my life. He likely saved other lives as well, but probably no one outside of Indianapolis has heard of this story. Unfortunately, no one like Suter or Smith was present at Wendy's last week in Brooklyn when five workers were killed. Despite the focus in the media, people use guns defensively about five times more frequently than guns are used to commit crime. Greenwich, Conn., where O'Donnell lives, is one of the wealthiest and safest cities in the United States.
Most people there can sleep well at night without a gun for protection.
This is not true in many other places, particularly in poorer urban areas. As long as inexpensive guns have not been outlawed, many poor, vulnerable citizens will continue to rely on guns for self-protection. Yet many other people have just as great a need for protection. Guns are the poor man's bodyguard.