In the United States, private ownership of handguns ought to be banned

Hello ladies and gentlemen, I will be the con for this lovely, and sure to be entertaining debate. As stipulated somewhat by the first round rules the pro laid out, I WILL NOT make any rebuttals in this first round, but more so will lay down my strong contentions which consists of A: Defending human rights such as the 2nd amendment. B: Defending the handguns themselves. C: Illustrating the positives of having Handguns and D: Provide some psychological arguments, and go over some consequences if handguns were to be banned. So here we are as a nation torn apart due to the events happening in lets say the last 20 years give or take. There's been a lot of changes, and there has been a lot of up and downs and as we progress here in the United States, one thing should be crystal clear and rather obvious, and that is: we the people are slowly losing the rights we have as citizens. I think it's important to realize that we're always going to have bad people in this world, and face terror attacks. I also think it's important to realize that no matter how many apples there may be, there is way more many GOOD apples in the basket, and that is a fact. So what I'm essentially saying to make this easy to understand is that there are more good people who own handguns than there are bad ones that make up only a small part of this huge majority that does behave and follow the laws. So to me, it's very narrow minded to even consider banning handguns just because you see multiple bad stories on the news but did you know that there are many good stories being told about people using handguns to protect themselves or save others? Did you know that? You probably didn't because the media doesn't really like to write out those articles and it's sad OH but wait, could there be an underlining secret such as a hidden agenda they have? Have you guys ever thought about that? Also, while the pro linked out a lot of negative stories, I will in return send everyone a link to also check out http://gunssavelives.net... (credit to the guy in the comments for posting this). I mean honestly, I SHOULDN'T have to link you guys such stories about handguns saving lives, but there is some people in this world that are blinded by what the media tells them. Lets go a little deeper shall we? Most of the school shootings don't even involve handguns, they involve assault Rifles (columbine) also a shotgun and so many others. Sure, handguns may have been present, but most of the victims were riddled with assault rifles (Colorado theater shooting although handguns were present, everyone was killed by assault weapons), and I will bring this back up in round 2 for my rebuttals, but for now, will continue on. So, most involve assault rifles, and lets keep going. Lets talk about the psychological effects the media has on people, and terror organizations like ISIS who do these horrible things in such massive genocidal events. Did you know that ISIS wants you to be afraid? Granted, ISIS is using assault weapons too, but these events that keep happening, whether it's US related or not, it's safe to say that one hidden agenda is to scare you away from guns, and protecting yourselves! Are we going to let ISIS win? Are we we? Are we going to let the media fool us and scare us to believing that handguns are the problem when in fact there are so many beautiful stories where they have saved many lives? We all know the negatives of having handguns, the media and news outlets paint that picture well as I said above, and not to beat that dead horse, but you have to go back to the subject of that and think about it what they are doing to you guys when they make these click bait articles to fire you up, and get you to ticking and thinking irrational. The positives of having a handgun is quite obvious, I do not need to list them, but again, some people are brainwashed into thinking they are bad. Take for example someone breaking into your house. Are you going to grab a kitchen knife, or would you feel more safer in the situation at the very least with a handgun? Answer that honestly to yourself. Not to mention, there are many public stories that don't see the light of day where robberies were taking place and a normal citizen like you and me had the handgun to stop the robberies from taking place. To me, handguns aren't the problem. It's the people who do these terrible things that are the problem. There should definitely be no doubt better background checks, psychological testing in which case test someones temper, and just all sorts of testings done (it might be a little more costy sure, but it sure as hell beats all the black markets you will see if you were to ban guns). Also, how is it fair to ban handguns now? There is so many people in this country that own a handgun, so now are we just going to flat out ban them and give potential bad people who own them a advantage point over someone who's considering buying a gun for protection? There is no way it would be right in today's age to ban handguns period. Maybe back then, like way back then it could have happened, and would have worked, but today? Never. Not a chance. The crime today is going up, but not because of handguns, but I would argue due to the media brainwashing citizens, and (accidentally) by not fault of their own (I hope) promoting violence like copycats who want their 15 minutes of fame on TV for doing something wrong because the person before them were able to get 15 minutes of fame. Also, lets not forget these other organizations who promote violence like the #blacklivesmatter group who is nothing more than just a terror group using what goes on in the news to exploit, and carry out a hidden agenda (getting more blacks to be more aggressive) and the crime rate just keeps going up. Lets not forget the criminal system by court of law is very weak. People get a slap on the wrist (and we are talking strictly USA laws here, and I am quite aware of how peaceful Norway is and how weak their system is but how it yet works so well which is due to the culture, and yadda yadda) but I digress, and do not want to stray from the topic at hand here which is violence is being promoted through organizations, and news outlets. Not just that, but video games, music, TV, all of which consists of more violence than ever before. Parents raising their children in the worst way possible, economy going down, hoods not progressing but rather staying the same as they are. Do you really expect crime rates to drop given all this stuff going on? Stuff you could list off for days in. This has been said so many times, and I hate to say this myself, but its true. Guns do not kill people, but people kill people. Did anyone read the story about the man in Japan or China who took a knife into a crowded area and ended up injuring over 30 different people or more? That didn't involve a handgun did it? These big manufacturers who make these guns aren't going to stop because there is money to be made. So what would really happen is criminals would be able to get these guns a lot more easier than they already do. If anything, this should all be alarming of how our freedom is being threatened, and being scared is not the way to go about things. We need to be stronger as a nation. Because if you look at the bill of rights and how they are getting stripped a little down year after year, it should be scary if anything cause citizens are giving in just for that supposed protection of having stuff banned or outlawed like handguns rather when all it would do it amplify the problem and make things much worse. I mean, we are already losing amendment one slowly which is our right to free speech. Do you think you that right has been the same after all these years? NO. You can't go to town without having to be politically correct. Amendment #2 the right to bear arms has been getting adjusted. Assault rifles are currently being banned, and it's just going to keep getting worse if the people remain afraid. I would argue that parents need to raise their kids better. Argue that there should be a change in black culture, particularly in ghettos. Again, most of these crimes are happening due to the social constructs of our society. The violence on TV, the violence in video games (and yeah I love GTA to death like anyone else) but you just cant have your kids constantly playing those games, or even worse, without moderation. You should sit kids down, and tell them the differences between what they see on TV, and what they see in the real, and explain to them the very consequences of doing such acts in the real world. It's sickening that life has become this way, but that's to be expected because again, with sunshine, you have to have rain. With the good, you have to have bad. What I am trying to say here folks is that this is a double edged sword, and you can't just look at it one way because it's more than that. What about all those good stories where a handgun was used to save a life? Are we going to not pay attention to those heroes? It's a slap in the face really, basically those actions were for nothing! Why does it have to be that way? Because..... Because.... The media says. Again, to give up our guns is to give in and due whats expected by the terrorist, and media. To give up our guns is to lose our amendment that our founding fathers worked hard to provide. There's always going to be two sides to a book. Social media is always going to be a two sided book, and trick you. That's the price you have to pay, just because there is a few bad apples here and there does not warrant the good apples having to suffer because so. How many of you hated getting homework whenever some spoiled little kid in class wouldn't shut up and kept talking? Was it fair that the whole class got homework? No. So with that said, I look forward to round 2, listing my rebuttals, defending what i had to say.