Send a Quote Enter a brief message. SendOk2 “[I]f society acknowledges that handguns have significant defensive value and can help save the lives of police officers and security guards, how can society deny that handguns can also help save the lives of other people?” ~ David B. Kopel American author, attorney, political science researcher. contributing editor to several publicationsSource: Crime and Punishment Symposium: A System in Collapse: Peril or Protection? The Risks and Benefits of Handgun Prohibition, 12 St. Louis U. Pub. L. Rev. 285, 287 (1993)