Part of a quote by Mike.
Mike show us were the Constitution speaks to "armed society on an equil footing to those that rule them".
Mike, "rule" is a word for Kings.............we use govern.
Are you really OK with Timothy McVay having a nuclear weapon?
Comparing nuclear weapons to gun s is a fallacious argument. The technology required to possess a nuclear weapon is so complex that it makes it all but impossible except for the individuals that are backed by huge amounts of $$ and the will to spend it on something that can be easily controlled by the "world order". The gun "cat" is already out of the bag, so to speak and cannot be controlled by you, me, or even the world order of governments at this point. That this "world order" is trying to control all guns in all lands is unattainable, and would lead to only the criminals having the guns.
Let's keep the discussion on track. What are the pros and cons of owning a gun? To me the pro is that it puts me on equal footing, force wise, with any intruder, criminal intent on harming me, or government(theoretically) that is intent on RULING me. The cons are that a gun can be dangerous in the hands of an untrained individual, can be used by my opponent to equal the force "field" if you will so that I don't have an advantage in defending myself, and they are relatively expensive to buy, and train with.
Except for the con that my opponent may posses one also, in which case I would be at an equal position of force, the other cons I can control or at least make an educated decision on.