Synopsis

A fierce devotion to the right to bear arms animates many Americans, some of whom would defend it at any cost. They insist that guns themselves are not instruments of violence; rather, it is people who commit such acts. A populace equipped with firearms, they argue, serves as a deterrent to crime, and if the vulnerable were able to protect themselves, criminal activity would diminish. To those who advocate for gun control, these beliefs represent an unacceptable distortion – a notion that weapon