You get yourself all ready to argue a point, then they throw you a curve ball.

Sometimes it’s just impossible to weigh the good against the bad. That old saying, “People kill, not guns” is true, but you have to admit, a society cocked and loaded is bound to have a much higher crime rate than one that is not.

Still, I cannot take away a person’s ability to protect his or herself. Bad people won’t harm or kill you unless they know they have the upper hand. So, if someone does plan on bringing you harm, they’ll probably succeed… unless you protect yourself accordingly. I see no other way of being able to do that than by owning a gun yourself.

I would love to see a world completely free of guns. But that’s wishful thinking. Guns are here to stay. But guns are only a small part of the problem. Crime will occur with or without guns. Archie Bunker, of the TV show “All in the Family“, when arguing with his daughter, Gloria, over gun crimes, remarked; “Would it make you feel better, little girl, if they was thrown outta windows?”

NRA sues to overturn S.F. gun ban in city housing

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The National Rifle Association sued the city of San Francisco on Friday to overturn its ban on handguns in public housing, a day after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down a handgun ban in the nation’s capital.

The legal action follows a similar lawsuit against the city of Chicago over its handgun ban, filed within hours of Thursday’s high court ruling.

In San Francisco, the NRA was joined by the Washington state-based Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms and a gun owner who lives in the city’s Valencia Gardens housing project.

The gun owner, who is gay, says he keeps the weapon to defend himself from “sexual orientation hate crimes.” He was not identified in the complaint because he said he fears retaliation.

Mayor Gavin Newsom said the city will “vigorously fight the NRA” and defended the ban as good for public safety.

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