Question of the Day: Is Having a Gun like ‘Bringing a Time Bomb Into Your House’?

By Robert Farago

The most awkward moment in the CNN “Guns in America” town hall last night: when the President of the United States tried to segue from commiserating with an unarmed woman who was raped in her own home to the “fact” that a gun in the home is more likely to lead to tragedy (an accident or suicide) than defend innocent life. Oops! Guns don’t defend innocent life. People defend innocent life. Sometimes with guns. But there it is: the uber meme used to attack your gun rights (e.g., BusinessInsider). Your gun is more of a curse than a blessing. How do you refute that “argument”?

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