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Mike Rowe talks about what would actually happen if heavier gun control laws were laid down. He talks about how he thinks a heavier background check would not do much to a criminal purchasing a gun illegally. He says then that if we cannot control the government, why would we want to make it bigger by handing over our guns.

We do need stronger gun control laws, but either way I feel as if anyone now a days think its okay to have self defense as in automatically killing someone. Self defense is a mechanism as to which keeps oneself safe, as well as stopping the offender in a way that does not kill them, only stops; by saying that does not mean "go kill them" and that is what most people believe now a days is what self defense is, just by killing another individual.

The Second Amendment - "A well regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed" - mentions nothing about self-defense. In modern American politics, however, much of the gun rights debate has centered on the aspect of using guns for defense of life and property.

Is it self defence if you strike first? In some situations yes it is. It is talked about on this web site, how if the situation reaches a point where violence is the only answer it could be best to have the upper hand.

This article is written by a veteran explaining Arizona's law on the use of "deadly force" and when and where it is appropriate to use such a law.

Texas Governor Rick Perry has signed a new state law that will allow Texans to use deadly force "without retreat" when defending themselves inside their homes, cars and workplaces. The law will go into effect on Sept. 1, 2007. A law originally enacted in 1973 required Texans to attempt to retreat when criminally attacked.

This gives multiple myths about gun laws and prevention along with their coinciding facts about the laws. Talks about the decline of gun owners we have in America now and how we can make gun laws effective so we can eliminate the number of mass shootings. This article also talks about how we've always been able to defend ourselves but the fact that we talk about self defense often actually makes our communities less safe.

This site i found very interesting. It shared just about every detail about self defence laws and when certain force can be used for any given level of danger.

This site is a florida Q and A on everything u need to know about concealing a weapon and if u need to use it in self defence, how to do so within the law so that you are protected.

The article gives facts regarding guns: such as general facts, ownership, crimes and self defense etc. Its a great site that gives statistical facts, of which are credible facts. It is research based upon the most recent available data in 2010.

The right to bear arms is in the constitution and how could the government change that in a good manner. I don't feel the problem is owning a gun, it it how people secure their guns at home. You can't have a gun at home and leave it accessable with children running around. We need to look at all the other causes of violence going into childrens heads like television and video games before we blame guns.

This site is about the right to carry a concealed weapon. It goes into detail about the different states where this is allowed one of the reasons being for self defense. It also list past statistics about crime based on weapons.

This site gives gun laws of each state and if there are any permits, training, or other requirements needed by these laws.  The authors of the site make it a point to share all the different laws in each state to inform those who may not know of them.  This helps to prevent any law breaking due to traveling with a gun.

The second Amendment gives every citizen the right to bear arms. The right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed.