The Right to Bear Arms

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I think that sane people should have a gun for their own protection and their own safety. To have a gun with you every time gives you a sense of security that no matter what comes, you can use it for your own defense. The crimes these days are on the rise and even if someone can do something to you and it is good to know that, you can answer back.

The government, in my opinion ,can make a couple of tests to see if a person is completely sane or has a psychological problem, then this person shouldn't have a gun for his protection. The tests are very important, because if the person is not completely sane, imagine the power that he or she has with a gun and thinks that they could do.

The privilege to have a gun is a very important one. To have a gun is like some kind of agreement between the user and the law.

A person that has a gun has to obey what the law demands I think if the law is broken the ones has to pay the price of the law.

Every person has the right to protect his life. The gun is one of the ways that you can protect your life. For example if I am walking in a dark street and the mugger knows that I have a gun with me, he is going to think twice before attacking me if that was the case.

In addition, having a gun in the house can be a little bit dangerous for example; I have a gun, wife and kids. The gun is hidden somewhere in my closet but the safety of the gun is not on. My kid start looking around my closet and let say...