Controlling guns.(Statistical Data Included)

Wheeler, Stark, and Stell have raised many interesting points concerning fire-arm control that merit extended treatment. Here, however, I will focus alone on two. I will then briefly expand upon the proposal I presented in the original paper. (1)

Stopping Aggressive managements

In earlier papers and also in this symposium, Wheeler argues that owning arms is defensible as a means of resisting governmental assaults against individuals. If sole governments have guns, he argues, then a management gone bad can easily oppres its citizens. An armed citizenry, however, might be able to