"I have looked at exactly that. The rate at which guns are used lawfully far outstrips the number of times they are not. As such, their benefit to society is ea

"I have looked at exactly that. The rate at which guns are used lawfully far outstrips the number of times they are not. As such, their benefit to society is easily a net positive." This Harvard study doesn't think so: http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/hicrc/firearms-research/guns-and-death/ http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/hicrc/firearms-research/guns-and... Also, read this for your other arguments: http://www.cracked.com/blog/the-4-most-meaningless-arguments-against-gun-control_p1/ http://www.cracked.com/blog/the-4-most-meaningless-arguments... Good debate. I gotta finish work on some software now. Take care sir. Edit for your edit about rights: http://youtu.be/bx71U-1O-eY http://youtu.be/bx71U-1O-eY