The creeping political repeal of the right to self-defense is a huge decrease in the modern American's liberty because the government has completely failed to fill the void.  The government has stripped millions of people of their right to own weapons--yet generally left them free to be robbed, raped, and murdered.  Gun bans are one of the best cases of laws that corner private citizens--forcing them either to put themselves into danger or to be a lawbreaker.

James Bovard
Lost Rights
ISBN 0-312-12333-7
Copyright 1994, 1995