Is it really a punishment to lose guns. What I'm saying is, if NO ONE had guns, they wouldn't need to save any lives because the chances of someone pulling a gun on you would be tiny.

It works very well in the UK.

In Chicago the gun ban will be a bad thing as criminals can just get their guns from just out of town and bring them in to the city. However, if the whole country had a gun ban it would be a lot better. Would you not like to live without fear of getting shot? Just having a gun wont stop you getting shot most of the time unless you shoot them first. And chances are you wont because you wont know they're gonna attack until they have.

Anyway about the government, I don't think they plan to damage America, I think they probably just see it as fair that they can take some people's freedom and lives in exchange for what they see as the greater good. I'm sure there are some kinds of conspiracies but I don't think they are that extreme. Anyway, what good would having a gun do you in such a situation. Do you want to get into a firefight with trained (if badly) soldiers and apaches?