“Gun control means control. It means control for the government and the government starts to control the people. "(Luke Scott) I believe this quote is accurate because the more the government tries to make gun control less of a problem, the more our Second Amendment is taken away. . There are several ways a criminal can obtain a gun, legally or illegally, but an honest citizen will follow the legal process. Adopting our 2nd Amendment will only make people vulnerable to the power of government. James Q. Wilson, a former Harvard University teacher, understands that taking away the weapons to ordinary people will only reduce the chance of surviving a possible attack by any type of intruder. Those who cannot buy, will steal or borrow them,” Wilson talks about how every time you try to get a legal background checks occur and the amount of gun purchases per month is limited. Although despite all these restrictions firearms are quite easy to obtain illegally. After reading your article I can see your point of view in my favor because criminals will be criminals no matter what weapon they use or how they procure it, but a citizen who simply wants to protect themselves will want to go through the legal process. Imagine that if this was no longer an option, more and more people would look for illegal ways to obtain guns and the crime rate would increase. Criminals will see that people will be defenseless and prosper in many cities. Such a ban will only increase criminal capacity to victimize the innocent. Over the past 20 years, gun sales have exploded, but gun homicides have increased. during that time they decreased by 39% and “other gun crimes” decreased by 69%. This... middle of paper... control is not the safe way to proceed. I would also like to help support campaigns to spread the word and help make the problem bigger for our concern because there isn't much being done about it at the moment. "Protect children, not guns." Why not both? I understand that a first concern is life but you have to keep in mind what you are doing to keep someone safe. People who say this don't realize that if we don't defend our rights it will become increasingly difficult to defend ourselves and the people we love. Protecting gun rights isn't something we prioritize over safety, it's something we prioritize because we want safety. Adopting our 2nd Amendment will only make people vulnerable to government power. As I said before, the more power we take away from our rights, the more we give to our government. Overall who will take better care of us, ourselves or the government.