There is strong evidence that having a gun in your house is a bad idea. (You can look this up) People with guns in their house are more likely to be killed in gun violence than people who do not. If you have a gun in your house, sit is more likely to kill a family member than someone outside the house. Guns in a house are frequently used by children to kill themselves and others.
That said, although guns make you less safe rather than more safe, people with guns feel safer. People ought to have the right to feel safer -- But we who do not own guns should have assurances that gun owners are RESPONSIBLE. Laws to insure responsible ownership should include: 1) Liability insurance of one million dollars per gun owned. (if you are paralyzed for life by a gun shot, you should have compensation to care for you and your family.) 2. Laws requiring that all guns out of the possession of the owner, including in the home, should impose a fine and loss of gun owning privilege for any gun discovered not in a locked gun storage facility - gun safe. 3) Owners of hand guns should be required to attend the same class we expect of police officers including tactical usage, and knowledge of laws on when use of lethal force is and is not justified. (these courses may be taught by the ARA) Military style assault weapons should be stored and used only in an approved armory. 4) If a gun, out of the possession of the owner, and not stored in a gun safe, the gun owner is guilty of a felony. If that gun is used in a crime, the gun owner should go to prison.
In short, no citizen should be deprived of the right to own a gun, but a gun owner takes upon him/herself the power of life and death. We all have the right to expect the owner has a high degree of responsibility. These expectations are essentially the same that we expect of automobile ownership -- training, safe equipment, liability insurance, and penalty for irresponsible use.
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