Earlier this month, former New York City Mayor Michael Bloombergwas asked how he justifiedhis push for more stringent gun control when he is guarded by an armed security detail.

Bloombergs response? He is a wealthy businessman and politician who faces threats that normal Americans do not, so its just fine for him to pay others to protect him with guns that hed put the rest of us in prison for possessing.

The reality is that Bloomberg, as a wealthy white man living in upper-class neighborhoods, is statistically far less likely to be a victim of violent crime than most other Americans.

But youd never know it from the way he spends hundreds of millions of dollars advocating gun laws that reserve armed protection for the special few.

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Every day, many Americans without Bloombergs wealth and power rely on the Second Amendmentnot private securityto defend themselves against threats to their lives and livelihoods. In fact, almost every major study on defensive gun use has found that Americans use their firearms defensively between 500,000 and 3 million times each year.

Last year, The Daily Signal began a monthly series highlighting just some of the countless times that the right to keep and bear arms made all the difference for ordinary Americans whom Michael Bloomberg wants to disarm. (You can read the stories fromJanuary 2020 here.)

February similarly provided ample evidence in favor of an armed citizenry and against Bloombergs claim that only the select few can be trusted with guns.

Michael Bloomberg is more than wealthy enough to afford to pay armed men to protect him. Most Americans are not so fortunate.

We dont have former law enforcement officers on hand when the convenience store were in gets robbed. We cant rely on an armed detail to jump to our defense when were assaulted. We dont live in gated communities with 24/7 security.

We have only our Second Amendment rights. And they are worth insisting upon.

This article by Amy Swearer first appeared at The Daily Signal.

Image: Then-Democratic U.S. presidential candidateMichaelBloombergspeaks at his Super Tuesday night rally in West Palm Beach, Florida, U.S., March 3, 2020. REUTERS/Marco Bello

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