... is: "Should Americans own a handgun?" The answer can't be clearer than no. Civilians owning handguns only contributes to the unreasonable amount of death that amasses each year due to the enormous figures of accidental shootings and intentional homicides. Having a handgun in ones home greatly increases the risk of accidental shooting and doesn't even ensure complete safety from intruders. Having a gun in no way means that intruders will stay out of the house. The intruders have no idea that there is a gun in the household, so they will most likely break in anyway. While there are cases in which the occupants of the home actually deterred the intruders with the handgun to the point that the intruders left the house, the scaring off of the intruders isn't always as smooth. Take, for instance, the case of Sam Walker. Walker was encouraged by his friends to buy a ...

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