Unfortunately, I have known several young people murdered with handguns over drugs and prostitution, in Halifax, Nova Scotia. I have also known children threatened with gun violence in their own neighbourhoods. No one's ever threatened me with a gun, but then, I don't live in a dangerous area. I've no problem with hunters and target shooters, but I don't think we should encourage widespread ownership of handguns.

At least one of those young people would likely be alive were it not for an angry young man with a handgun. An hour later, the shooter might have reconsidered his anger. I know all the apologetics: "only criminals will have handguns", "it's for protection", etc., but the fewer, the better, IMO.