Guns make homes more dangerous, not less.

... except when you're committing suicide which accounts for 60% of U.S. firearm deaths. The Amish Radical Pacifists They shun guns and forgive enemies - even murderers.. Full of fear? Or free from fear? Those would be the same stupid ideas as the Amish and Jesus of Nazareth. http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew+5%3A43-48&version=NIV In time, Americans will be as ashamed of John Wayne, Charlton Heston and the NRA as they now are of slavery. Preparing to shoot himself in the foot? America's idea of a real lover. Even in my youth, wild horses couldn't have gotten me in bed with these loonies. Remember: Never, ever, sleep with anyone crazier than you are. America: the most violent culture in the history of the world http://paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/2011/10/most-violent-culture-in-history-of.html *** Guns in home increase risk of death, injury and mental disease.  http://www.news-medical.net/news/20100204/Guns-in-homes-can-increase-risk-of-death-and-firearm-related-violence.aspx *** Gun Control in Israel: http://www.theworld.org/2012/07/gun-laws-israel/ *** How Japan Has Virtually Eliminated Shooting Deaths http://paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/2012/12/how-japan-has-virtually-eliminated.html *** Toy Guns Outlawed At Republican National Convention: Real Guns Allowed http://paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/2012/08/toy-guns-outlawed-at-republican.html *** 80% Of All Firearm Deaths In 23 Industrial Countries Occurred in The United States http://paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/2012/07/80percent-of-all-firearms-deaths-in-23.html *** University of Utah Medical School: Guns, Public Health and Safety http://paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/2012/12/university-of-utah-medical-school-guns.html *** Since 1973, the number of U.S. homes with firearms has declined by 35% http://paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/2012/12/since-1973-number-of-american.html *** For young Americans, 15-24, suicide (60% by firearm) is the third leading cause of death http://paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/2012/12/for-young-americans-15-24-suicide.html *** Firearm injury and death charts for the U.S. (and the world) are available at the following University of Pennsylvannia webpage. http://www.uphs.upenn.edu/ficap/resourcebook/pdf/monograph.pdf There are over 40% more firearm suicides than firearm homicides in the United States. *** In the United States, only motor vehicle crashes and cancer claim more lives among children 5–14 years old than do firearms. http://paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/2012/12/in-united-states-only-motor-vehicle.html *** University of Utah Medical School: Guns, Public Health and Safety http://paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/2012/12/university-of-utah-medical-school-guns.html *** Two reasons not to have guns in the house. When every problem looks like a nail, every tool looks like a hammer. When every threat looks like an armed attacker, every solution looks like a firearm. Chesterton: "It isn't that they can't see the solution. They can't see the problem." Dad Accidentally Kills 7 Year Old Son In Gun Shop Parking Lot http://paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/2012/12/dad-accidentally-kills-7-year-old-son.html  Fact: Arming innocent people makes them more dangerous - to themselves and to others. Treating a firearm safely means that most often it wouldn't be ready for action in the event of sudden menace.