away from the people, you take away some of the defense that personhas for his or her family, property, and life. Self-defense is a greatcause for the purchase of a weapon. In the run-around of gun control lawsbetween the NRA, and Mr. Brady, it begins to seem as if the issue is nolonger as important as who wins. I believe that common sense should beused more in these issues, instead of statistics. There is noparenthetical reference for this paragraph, as it is my opinion. Gunswere invented hundreds of years ago. The purpose of the weapons were toallow a small man to be as powerful as a big man. They were built toprotect the weak from the strong. Guns restriction merely allows thestronger to conquer the weak, as was done in the day of the sword andspear (Peterson 10). I should hope we live in a more sophisticated time. ...
