[quote]Don't you think it's time to give up arms? Seriously, this is beyond a joke.[/quote] And stopped reading there. Guns don't kill people. People kill people. People have the ability to use tools to kill other people, whether that be a gun, a knife, or any other type of weapon. The weapon itself is an inanimate object. A gun cannot fire without a person shooting it. A knife cannot stab without a person swinging it. Criminals already buy their guns illegally, so gun control surely won't stop them from getting AR-15s. If the person isn't a criminal, buys a gun legally, and then goes on a mass shooting, in just about all of these cases, the person is found to have some sort of mental illness. How on Earth would the gun seller know that the person wasn't right up in the head? he doesn't know that. That is the problem - mentally ill people who go on these mass shootings. If we can find a way to properly prevent people who aren't right in the head from getting a hold of firearms, then shootings will go down dramatically. (Referring to the video above now.) Most people who legally own guns want them to collect or for protection. I'll be honest, a gun collection is pretty sweet. Anyways, back to real uses, having a sidearm as protection well, works. It's more effective than a knife would be. Plus, how's that knife going to fare against a few criminals who have guns that they obtained illegally? Not well, I can tell you that right now. Having a firearm can prevent some crimes from happening. Take the above video for example. Those people were about to get robbed, but a senior citizen who had a firearm on him stopped the robbery. Why was he carrying it? For self protection. Was that an ample time to use it? Yes. I realize that a lot of people are for gun control, but honestly, think about all of this for a second. Would banning guns really make a difference? Yes, negatively. Crime would go up due to the lack of citizens with legal firearms.