So guns are an effective equalizer. Without them the strong are more easily able to prey on the weak. Women can walk the streets alone at night with a pistol and feel safe. Without one they are an easy target for a larger man. Same for an elderly person. I don't want to live in a world where people are not allowed to have the most effective tools available to protect themselves. The left would say the state will protect you but that is a lie. The state is not going to be there at 2 am when you are being raped. The state can only try to investigate the crime after the fact and that is of little consequence if you are dead or violated.