murder rate has risen 200%. According to a CBS poll, 64% of Americans rightfully understand and don't believe gun control laws reduce crime anyway. History has proven that every nation, which has disarmed its citizenry, has ended up with a dictator, a police state, and with countless horrible atrocities. It is true that we either learn from history or history will repeat itself. Personal Protection Not only is it our right to own guns for protection against a overbearing government, but also against those who intend to infringe on the peoples security. The criminals don't care about gun control laws for themselves. Actually, they are hoping for more laws will pass for gun control. It makes breaking the law safer and easier for them. A common belief is that people don't need guns because we have the police to protect us. In most cases the police ca not protect you. First of all if you were involved in a crime you would not have time to call the police. Secondly even if you could call the police they probably would not arrive in time. Lastly if the police arrive in time, they are not aloud to use their weapons unless they catch the criminal in the act. If the government were to ban guns today, the people who would turn in their guns would be the law abiding citizens. The criminals would still have their guns. There are many people who argue that guns in the home create accidents and children are killed. The truth is there are four times as many children that are killed in accidents with bikes than with guns. Swimming pool accidents claim ten times more toddlers. The anti-gun activists use any gun-related tragedy to promote the anti-gun agenda. The reason that guns seem so bad is that when anything bad happens you see it on TV. You will never see the news media report an incident where a gun helped save a person or repel a violent attack. Shooting Sports Guns have been involved in our countries heritage since before its conception. In some...