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Gun control helps only the criminals

Gun control benefits only criminals. They know law-abiding citizens can’t defend themselves and the police can’t be everywhere, all the time. Look no further than Chicago, the highest murder rate with the strictest gun laws. They don’t work.

Guns don’t kill people, criminals kill people. And statistics bear this out. Mass shootings happen in gun-free zones.

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