Nate River wrote...
i don't think i'm understanding ur point(contradiction) , u're saying that banning guns is a bad idea for which criminals will always gain the opportunity to "purchase" or take control of firearms either way around
Correct Several historic events have shown us that "banning" something that people want will just lead people to skirt the law and ignore it.
Nate River wrote...
but u're also stating that peoples' natural desire for power will only lead to the abuse of the weaker if they are to be able to possess "power"(guns) in the first place. Banning guns completely is a ridiculous and unapproachable idea(though i lean towards it), but granting the general public the rights to bare arms also doesn't likely seem to work out either, the government(as much as i hate it as the next guy) is doing a fair job on the flow and control on firearms already in my opinion, we've got the "pretentious" police on our asses
There isn't a contradiction. If the government is the only one allowed to have guns then we follow in the steps of the Soviet Union, German, Turkey,etc
In 1929, the Soviet Union established gun control. From 1929, about 20 million dissidents, unable to defend themselves, were rounded up and exterminated.
In 1911, Turkey established gun control. From 1915 to 1917, 1.5 million Armenians, unable to defend themselves were rounded up an exterminated.
Germany established gun control in 1938 and from 1939 to 1945 13 million were thrown into concentration camps.
Guns were banned in England and Australia
Australia
http://www.geoffmetcalf.com/aus.html
England
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/1440764.stm
The list goes on. Ban guns and you take away the ability for people to defend themselves against people who have access to those guns through illegal means.

This isn't meant to fearmonger. History has shown us that those in power who want to ban guns only want to do so to cement their control.