Should firearms be legalized? As we all know, firearms as a whole have been a controversial issue for people from all walks of life. One side believes that firearms should be legalized and the other side believes that firearms should be completely illegal. When someone is in a dangerous situation, they should have the right to defend themselves. However, if someone is against guns, how can he defend himself? For this reason, I am a big believer in firearms when it comes to being in a dangerous situation. What some people fail to understand are the reasons why people need a gun. Some argue that firearms kill people and that their misuse is growing at an alarming rate. As I see it, people kill other people and firearms are not the only weapon of choice. I believe guns should be legalized because it is our country's second amendment, people who live in bad neighborhoods need them, people who are in dangerous situations need them too, guns also provide a sense of security and more guns decrease the crime rate. it is clear that our Second Amendment guarantees our right to bear arms. “Guns as Smut” author Darrell Miller states that the United States Supreme Court has held that our Second Amendment guarantees an individual the right to keep and bear arms (1278). Miller also reports that our Second Amendment guarantees an individual the right to keep and bear arms for personal protection (1280). Author Edwin Vieira Jr. states that it is undoubtedly true that all citizens are capable of bearing arms (23). Vieira further states that throughout the 19th century and much of the 20th century, America did not suffer from pervasive gun control of the modern kind (23). From our Second Amendment... to the middle of the paper... decrease the murder rate.") The city only began allowing citizens to own firearms for self-defense in late 2008 ("Guns reduce the homicide rate murders”). Many anti-gun people believe that more guns mean more crime but, at the same time, the evidence clearly shows that if guns were legal in all fifty states, violent crime would decrease dramatically someone who owned a gun knowing that the consequences of being injured would increase. With our country's Second Amendment, living in urban areas with a high crime rate, people are put in bad situations, guns provide a sense of safety and security. firearms decrease crime rates, it is clear that I have legitimate reasons why firearms should be legalized While Americans have the right to defend themselves, the use of guns should come with responsibility.