Can Gun Rights and Public Safety Coexist?

One gun owner says Americans are entitled to own AR-15s. Another says sensible gun controls reduce violence without violating rights

- By Colion Noir

A GUN-OWNING CITIZENRY IS A FREE CITIZENRY

I STARTED OFF NOT BEING PRO-GUN. I was largely apathetic, kind of leaning toward anti-gun. It became a fascination for me, from a physics and enthusiasm standpoint. I started getting into more political aspects of it and realized that my ability to protect myself with a firearm is probably one of the most important things that I do in my life, because the most important thing I have is my life. The ability to depend on myself to protect myself, and the people that I love, to me, is one of the most important things you could possibly have in this world.