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This same principle, however, also applies to the debate over banning handguns. Gun ownership, the simple act of owning a gun, is not an aggressive act. Therefore, one should begin with the presumption that it shouldn't be outlawed. It would be one thing if, as Sheriff Buckley, founder of People vs. Handguns, argues, "The only purpose of a handgun is to kill people." But this is not true. The major purpose of a handgun is self-protection as well as the peaceful endeavors of targetshooting, hunting, and collection...
...SHERIFF BUCKLEY counters that a handgun is not a good weapon for self-defense, and therefore, concludes there is no need for it. "Four family members of gun owners are killed in accidents for every burglar killed by a gun," he says. But the number of burglars killed by a handgun is a poor measure of the self-protection service it provides. There are no statistics on how much crime is prevented by guns, how many potential muggers, rapists, and murderers are frightened away when their victim shows his gun, and how many potential crimes are never attempted because...
...argument that handguns do not provide good protection is an opinion, not the scientific determination that Sheriff Buckley pretends. There are 40 million handguns in the U.S. and 3 million new ones are produced each year. This heavy demand reveals that millions of Americans disagree with Sheriff Buckley and feel they are getting a valuable service from their handguns. Why shouldn't they have a right to this service if they feel they are getting a good deal...
Those who do not believe handguns are good for self-defense need not use them. They still receive the benefits from their armed neighbors as criminals restrict their activity for fear their victims may be armed. One wonders, if handguns are not good weapons for self-defense why Sheriff Buckley's police carry them. To kill people...
...Buckley said his bill would allow a six-month period during which handgun owners could turn in their guns and be reimbursed for them. People found possessing handguns after that period would receive a mandatory one-year jail sentence...