Areas where people are known to be armed are rarely if ever targeted by criminals precisely because the people can and will defend themselves. Areas known to be "gun-free" are very frequently targeted by criminals precisely because the people cannot defend themselves.
The logic is obvious and clear.
But the trick is getting "gun haters" to look at the facts and get over their irrational fear and hatred of guns, which they still think is the only real problem; the criminals wouldn't be criminals if guns weren't available, they say.
They want more gun control laws even though criminals won't obey the laws. They want to "feel safe" in "gun free" zones even though the people they are around are law-abiding citizens who mean them no harm.
Between Hollywood (particularly kid's movies), mindless celebrities, daytime TV talk show hosts, schools (particularly grade schools), and liberal media all spouting the same anti-gun messages, getting people to reconsider their long-reinforced views will be a difficult thing to do. __________________
When you see that in order to produce, you need to obtain permission from men who produce nothing; when you see that money is flowing to those who deal, not in goods, but in favors; when you see that men get rich more easily by graft than by work, and your laws no longer protect you against them but protect them against you...you may know that your society is doomed. ~Ayn Rand | 
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