Why Guns are Important .

    The gun is the only personal weapon that puts a 100-pound woman on equal footing with a 220-pound mugger, a 75-year old retiree on equal footing with a 19-year old gangbanger, and a single gay guy on equal footing with a carload of drunk guys with baseball bats. The gun removes the disparity in physical strength, size, or numbers between a potential attacker and a defender.

why guns are civilized   this is well worth the time to read and its from 2007.

    Be not afraid of any man,
No matter what his size.
If danger threatens, call on me,
And I will equalize.