@Anonymous: "The point is, criminals will find ways to get guns, legally or illegally. "

Yes, I'm sure Mr. Pasty Failed Neuroscience Nerd over here would just cruise over to the barrio and hit up one of his many Mexican cartel connections to buy some illegal weapons out of the trunk of a beat-up '97 Honda Civic.

That argument works for gangbangers, but it does not work for these types of adolescent-white-kid-snaps scenarios.

Take away our rights to guns and you can pretty much kiss your freedom goodbye. Think Nazi Germany, only here in America. It would be so easy to put everyone into concentration camps once nobody has any guns to defend themselves, wouldn't it? Any time a government wants to try and take away your means of defense, you don't just sit there and let them. If you honestly think it's a good idea to do away with guns to the public, you are an idiot and you should feel bad. Either way, I'll be stocked up on rifle ammunition with a nice stockpile of weaponry once I hear they're going to attempt to take away our guns, you can gladly give your rights away along with your life and the lives of those you care about, HUR DUR.

@Merdle: Why should we ban assault rifles? What if I need to assault something?

USA (Guns are legal) :
=> 5.5 murders for 100'000 inhabitants

France (Guns are outlawed) :
=> 1.5 murders for 100'000 inhabitants

Tell me about how much guns protect your life.

The creators and regulators of the weapon's laws are the same people in charge of the machine factories.

@Lamasutra: Switzerland (Compulsory Gun Ownership)
=>1.01 murders per 100,00

Tell me again how guns cause crime.

@Anonymous: "There's no connection between having a gun and shooting someone with it, and not having a gun and not shooting someone. There have been studies made and there is no connection at all there." - Bill Hicks

@Anonymous: You're talking about specific firearms being generally unlawful. I was responding to a suggestion that certain people be deprived of their otherwise-lawful firearms because of intent. If somebody isn't doing anything illegal, why is an officer arresting him? Of course a peace officer is going to disarm somebody they're arresting. You don't want a guy in handcuffs to have a gun; that's silly.

As for what I need 6,000 rounds for, that's none of the state's business. Maybe I like to go out plinking on the weekends and caught a deal on a bulk purchase. Ain't nobody's business.