Guns: A Necessary Evil Few issues have inflamed American public debate more than gun control. From coast to coast, channel to channel, the nation is engaged in a deafening argument over guns. Guns are getting into the hands of people who should not have them and are being used in ways they should not be. However, that is where the agreement ends. From there, the issue explodes into a range of opposed views, posing questions …showed first 75 words of 1227 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1227 total…The mere sig! ht of a handgun may shift the balance of power from the criminal to the victim. Work Cited Hasselstrom, Linda M. “A Peaceful Woman Explains Why She Carries a Gun”. “The little Brown Reader. Eighth ed. Ed. Marcia Stubbs and Sylvan Barnet. New York: Longman. 2000. 692-696 Kates, Don B. “Shot Down”. “The little Brown Reader. Eighth ed. Ed. Marcia Stubbs and Sylvan Barnet. New York: Longman. 2000. 711-715 BALANCE OF POWER ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography**