How sad this debate has to be degrated to name calling! Can't there be a friendly debate without it? Anyway, I have heard of instances where people's homes are broken into and they where killed; not with a gun in their hand! I think a lot of it has to do with how you are raised. I was raised that shooting is a sport. Sure a gun can defend you if you need it. That's a perk, and so can a baseball bat! But are those illegal? I was raised around guns, and many people are not. Many of them are the ones who do not understand guns in thier entirity.