Reply #107: Unless you can magically eliminate every gun on Earth,

[Zavulon]

gun bans will mean that only criminals have guns.

In 1996, I used a gun to thwart a break-in of my apartment. One of the two criminals who entered my apartment had a gun (the other might have as well, I didn't see one), and nobody knows what would have happened if I hadn't had a gun myself. After that day, I can assure you that I will NEVER be without a gun again.

Like it or not, guns exist. Unless you can erase the existence of every gun on the planet, stripping the law-abiding of their rights to defend themselves isn't the answer, it's merely OSHA for criminals.

Oh, and if there's ever a nationwide gun ban, rest assured that I won't be following that law. You're right that I use guns lawfully, but I will never submit to a law that ensures that only criminals and cops can possess them. Criminals outnumber cops.