QuietAndEffective, More Americans have died as a result of gun violence than in all the wars in this country's history.  A gun in the home is more likely to be used in a homicide, suicide, or unintentional shooting than to be used in self-defense.  Gun death rates are 7 times higher in the states with the highest household gun ownership compared with the lowest household gun ownership.  More than 40% of gun-owning households with children store their guns unlocked.  Gun accidents kill one child every other day, on average, in this country.  The right to bear arms is predicated on membership in an organized militia, according to the Second Amendment.  Others don't have that right -- with good reason.