"We know more guns actually make society more dangerous.  <a href="http://arstechnica.com/science/2007/01/6601/" rel="nofollow">A study by Harvard researchers</a> found that the states with the top 25% of household firearm ownership had a homicide rate that was 60% higher than the rest of the nation.   Compared with the states in the bottom 25% of gun ownership, the top 25% had 114% greater firearm related homicides.   <a href="http://www.theatlantic.com/national/archive/2011/01/the-geography-of-gun-deaths/69354/" rel="nofollow">A map of gun-related deaths in the US clearly shows that firearm deaths are significantly higher in states with fewer gun control restrictions."(http://www.hometownprophetbook.com/into-the-cross-hairs/)