Critical Comments About the Right to Bear Arms

In "Open-Minded Politics" latest post, Drew discusses the benefits and dangers to privately owned firearms. He mentions that in an article a woman has decided that the added protection of owning a firearm in her house outweighs the dangers. Even though he made a good argument, I believe that not everyone should be able to own a firearm. There have been many cases where careless owners put themselves and their families in danger. People neglect their weapons and place them out in the open for a little boy pretending to play guns or robbers. People like Fiona Lee, http://www.fox59.com/news/wxin-child-shot-in-head-072910,0,4792063.story, or people like Cheyenne Alexis McKeehan ,http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/toddler-dies-mistaking-gun-wii-controller/story?id=10056190. It is good to have protection at home, but I believe there are other ways. I understand the police are not able to protect everyone at all times but there are weapons that are non-lethal such as Mace or a Tazer.