Imagine a society in which only the police and higher authoritites have guns. People are greedy and will overstep their privilages. Even though polices officer's duty is to help, their are cops who break the law. And what can we do if they're the only ones who have guns? Nothing. Also, if the government tried taking over there would be more then just one person to stop. Militia would form and revolt. If guns were banned it would do nothing to stop crime. A good example of this is marijuana. Yea, its illegal says the Federal Government, but just about anybody who wants to smoke pot does. People will get a hold of guns one way or another so why bann them and waste time and effort getting rid of them.