[Charlatan]

To own guns gives people the ability to use them. If using them is what is wanted, then they ought to be allowed to use them too. But what use does a gun have other than to be used on living things? Guns are used to hurt people and owning them encourages this possibility of them being used. So if the courts did not want them to be used, then they ban them, so it is logical to guess that they want them to be used, as a deterrant, or as a means of killing the wrong person for the right reasons. When you have a gun you are able to use it so the chances of you using it in a manner not lawful is greater. When you don't have a gun you cannot use it but you cannot defend yourself. How often do people have it around to defend themselves with when they need it? Not ever most of the time, so it cannot be for self defence. Seeing as how it is not for self defence, and it is used to hurt people at the very least, the only thing that can come of owning guns is a bad outcome, as if it is not protecting anybody, and it is used, must be used for the wrong reasons accomplishing a wonrg somewhere along the line. So it is logical that owning guns is wrong, as they only cause wrong - although intended for the right reasons - and they need to be banned from public use.

Owning a gun empowers people, people act a lot more confidently when they have a gun stashed at home, logically, with other people. So if you have a very confident person talking to someone without a gun, you would see them maybe get mad that they are not recognised as a gun owner, and that could lead to there being a rucus, or other people needing to molly coddle them because they have not been recognised as a gun owner. If you get two gun owners talking about something maybe they would start a fight, as they want to be recognised as gun owners.

It is logical to say that gun owners have a lot more zeal in a discussion than others because they feel themselves empowered. Why do people purchase guns? Often to protect themselves, but sometimes to go shoot on the range. When you have empowered individuals without their source of power they will get upset, if immature, and in this case they should have theirs guns taken away from them. Seeing as how nobody knows who is fit for a gun, there should be no guns allowed to people, as those most actively seeking them are likely to be braggers and the like, wanting to own a new toy, or worse, bargaining tool. I am not saying they want to flash them around, I am saying that in the back of their minds they have this image of themselves having a gun, and seeing others as people who do not have guns. That image sticks with them throught their lives or the ownership of the gun, and they will feel the feeling of power of their possesion overrule their other feelings, and then there could be much sillyness. It is the same as somebody dealing with others that is a celebrity, they will expect that their 'power' be recognised at all times, like a gun owner would. Knowing that you can reach back and impress people, to your assumption, or scare them' is a major personality drawback. So it is fair to say that gun owners would be uptight at times because of owning the gun, and much worse threaten to use it in a discussion that goes awry. Take road rage, when people are uptight they start pulling pieces on each other if they have them sometimes, because they want to be recognised as someone with 'power', so it is not a long shot to say that they will always feel a little empowered if they have a gun at home, or worse, carrying it!

I feel guns should be banned.