Violence in America is becoming more of a concern to everyone in our nation. Amongthe traditional scapegoats are media desensitization, broken homes and the always popularpresence of guns in America. I do believe that the problem is one that should be solved,but I do not think that the proper solution is one that is given enough consideration: Nota high enough presence of guns in the hands of the law abiding citizens in America.It is widely believed that without guns, humans would not be able to kill their fellow man. While I admit that guns do have the potential to aid in murder, it is necessary to rememberthat murder began long before firearms entered society. People who wish to murder willfind a way to do it. The only thing that taking guns away from the general public willaccomplish is to make potential victims unable to defend themselves. Unfortunately, it isnature for the stronger to dominate the weaker. Firearms are a way that the weaker canprotect themselves from those that nature just happened to make stronger and life justhappened to make angrier. A perfect example can be found in the community of Kennesaw, Georgia. In Kennesaw,residential burglaries were becoming unfortunately common. To try and solve thisproblem a law was passed requiring the head of each household to keep a weapon in thehome. Within one year of the law being passed, residential burglaries fell 82%. I thinkthat this example shows that criminals loose much of their willingness to take advantage ofthe general population if the population is armed.Still, I know that there are people who will disagree with me and claim that the only wayto completely end violence is to end gun ownership. However, according to an FBI study,violent crimes do not involve guns as often as many people believe. According to the FBIstudy, only 13% of violent crimes involve firearms. The other 87% of violent crimesinvolve some kind of physical force. This means that if ...