Most criminals are mentally ill or genetically defect, thus empathically challanged. Predestined to be up to no good they will always get their hands on guns and knives and shoot and stab, rob and rape. Why should the majority of us, the non-criminals, not be able to defend ourselves with the help of guns against these often physically strong criminals? And, it's good for our government to know that we are armed and will not take **** from anyone, including foreign forces. It's only the incompetent and corrupt politicians locally who see a point in disarming their own people. Just see what those incompetent and corrupt politicians have done to Chicago, Detroit and Baltimore. Of course the people there are upset! Had they been able to carry arms openly and legally the same politicans whold have cleared out along ago, fearing the wrath. Having disarmed the people they fear nothing, and will continue to destroy those cities unchallenged. Unfortunately the people there are too stupid to put one and one together.