alright, sure thing have your way. I think hand guns should be outlawed.
I totally respect our constitutional right to possess a firearm. I am a hunter, and I enjoy hunting (mostly turkey, geese, and duck). I own 2 shotguns (12 and 20 gauge) and a .35 Marlin (for the few times a year we deer hunt. So clearly I am not against firearms in general. BUT handguns are a major problem. If you look at the vast majority of murders, shootings, and armed robberies, they are done with a handgun. Hand guns are far too easy to be consealed and far too excessable to people who don't need them. Only law enforcement should have the right to carry and use them.
I can assure you, that there will be a decline in armed crimes if hand guns are outlawed and taken off the street. Good luck carrying a rifle into a convenience store and robbing them, no that won't look suspicious at all when you get out of the car.
"But i need my hand gun to defend my family from intruders." Thats a great line. Most burgleries are unarmed anyway, and while the residents aren't even home. And you can have your rifle and shotgun. That will protect your family just fine.
I know some of you guys think guns are "cool" and "sweet", but when people are too stupid to use a very powerful thing correctly, then the government must correct theses aspects of society.