Joel Rosenberg, a husband and father, was sleeping one night when suddenly wakened by his wifes shouting. He saw a man standing in their bedroom so he immediately ripped open his drawer and pulled out his 9mm Ruger P-85. The burglar took off in a hurry, and the family was safe. Later they found out there was more than one burglar in their house that night when they noticed that their large TV set was gone. Rosenberg says, "I still wonder what would have happened if I had not had a gun that night" (Rosenberg 103). One night Barbara L. Keller was at home, just her and her kids, it was about 1a.m. when she got a call from her husband saying "that his plane was grounded in Dallas by bad weather"(Keller 105). A minute later the doorbell rang and she heard glass shatter. She immediately grabs her daughter in a panic and runs to their neighbors to call the police remembering that she left her three boys upstairs asleep. She waits for the police fearing the worst, luckily her boys slept through it and were not hurt. After the incedent Keller still didn't think it was safer having a gun, because she believes that it just provokes more violence.
I think that people who have a license and have gone through a gun safety class should be allowed to have a small firearm. They are a very good self-defense in a situation like Rosenbergs. People are always saying that they are unsafe and just provoke a violent situation even more. That is why they made safety locks and safes for guns. The only reason some people are hurt by them is because some people have absolutely no common sense and just put their guns in drawers. Guns can provoke a situation, but if you are in your house and in harms way its better to have one, because it could possibly save your life.
Works Cited
Rosenberg, Joel. Gun Control: Guns Are An Effective Means of Self-Defense. San Diego, California: Greenhaven Press, Inc. 1994. Print.
Keller, Barbara L. Gun Control: Guns Are Not An Effective Means of Self-Defense. San Diego, California: Greenhaven Press, Inc. 1993. Print.
