4: PLEASE HOLD WHILE YOUR LIFE IS AT RISK...

A robber just broke into your house, not expecting anyone to be home, he is startled by your presence, and attacks you with his knife.

* Dialing 911*
Four more minutes have gone by and you still hear the same recording, "Please hold for the next available operator to answer your call." Finally she answers with "911 dispatch center, please state your emergency." At this point you have been gushing blood from your lower stomach for about 5 minutes, barely breathing, and in agonizing pain. You give the lady all your information but its still another 10 minutes (which is a "good" reponse time) before a police officer arrives.

I was recently reading a story very similar to this one in a speech for anti gun-control vocalist. Jeremy Clyde a member of the NRA, states that "situations like these are possible to avoid, if the homeowner is knowledgable on how to operate a gun." I do believe that he is correct, that maybe guns are a neccesary evil to protect our homes and families.

Gun-control adovocates argue that if there was no personal gun ownership, that situations like that would never occur, that robbers would not have enough courage to inavde someone else's home without a weapon. However; Most would agree, that it is an ignorant thought. I believe that if anything, knowing that the average american who abides by the law has now turned over their only protection to the government, might make a criminal more urged to invade a home. Not only do I believe they would break in more often, but they would be more likely to have a firearm bought illegaly to make sure their robbery went as "smooth" as possible. Dont forget who was the criminal to start with.