If Only They Had A Gun

Four men are charged in the fatal shooting of a man in his North Chicago apartment last month, according to court records. Lake County authorities said Michael Reed, 24, Paul Alston, 21, and Ernest Hughes, 22, all of North Chicago; and Nathaniel Wise, 23, of Waukegan on Aug. 25 broke into the home in the 2400 block of Arrington Way that Bernard Phillips shared with his girlfriend and her children. After a struggle, Phillips, 37, was fatally shot in the chest. All four men have been ordered held in lieu of $2 million bail. More information here.

In the above situation, and countless others, innocent people have been harmed by the action of a criminal. Had there been an armed, law abiding citizen in the area, tragedy may very well have been averted. Americans use guns for self defense every 13 seconds, and that is perhaps the best reason to have a gun. These people are certainly glad they had a gun for self defense.