I don't hate guns, and in some ways it is your right to do whatever you want. But realistically you can't always do what you want.
In the same way, sure its more freedom to be allowed to drive at whatever speed you want through roads with schools in or whatever, but is it not worth forfeiting that right to ensure the safety of others?

Do you not see that if no one has guns, chances are you aren't going to need a gun to protect yourself with one?

If someone attacks you with a gun unless you have it in a holster on you how can you protect yourself with it? You could leave it lying around and easy to get to if you need it (although chances are it still wont help) then children can get hold of it easily.

I'm sure some people can responsibly use guns, but others don't. I think possibly a bigger danger than criminals with guns is paranoid people waving guns around anxious to protect themselves. Just about anyone can get a gun if they really want it.

It seems to me that you want to be able to own guns more as a matter of principle than anything else. Is that really the most important thing?

Pisshead, maybe some governments in history might have disarmed citizens for their own reasons but do you really think the American government has any evil deeds planned at home? Sure they might cause World War Three and destroy the planet and all of mankind but they wouldn't directly hurt Americans.