If Only They Had A Gun

Dennis Lee Richardson Jr. of Willmar and formerly of Rochester was convicted of first-degree aggravated robbery and third-degree burglary, charges that stemmed from separate incidents in 2007. Richardson and two other men broke into a house and bound a 69-year-old man to a chair with duct tape, pistol-whipped him, and then stole $800 in cash and $4,000 in commemorative state quarters. 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.