A government that outlaws guns is an outlaw government. A need for self-defense is not a call for gun control. Before a standing army can rule, the people must be disarmed. By the gun we seek peace, but peace only under liberty. Deterrence, not disarmament.
Arms ARE deterrents.
Sorry, I'm an American. Free men do not ask permission to bear arms. Gun control works. Ask Schindler's Jews. The average American is crazy.