Zucas on 30 January 2012
Should they be banned? Of course not. They serve a purpose of protecting the citizenry from a corrupt and potentially violent government. If we have a right to resist a tyrannical government, then we have a right to overthrow it. It's hard to imagine overthrowing such a government without violence as we've seen numerous times in history. One could then argue whether or not this suggests that a citizen-run militia should be allowed to have guns or all citizens. This opinion was of the former by the Supreme Court until only the last 20 years. But as for completely banning guns, I think that would be throwing the baby out with the bath water. The 2nd Amendment is there for a reason.
