The most recent available statistics from the FBI indicate that when it comes to murder, rifles are far from the most common weapon.
In 2017, rifles accounted for 403 murders in the United States. By contrast, “knives or cutting instruments” accounted for 1,591.
Without guns, burglaries when people are home would skyrocket (right now, most are when people are not home), and the most helpless of our citizens would be at the mercy of a thug with a baseball bat. But, that is not the case if, say, your daughter has a gun.
Think about women, the handicapped and the elderly, and don't try to make them more vulnerable.
Assuming they can pass a background check.
