Or people will decide for themselves what they can own. Any apparent middle ground between the two actually grants the politicians the power to choose for you. And all such choices will be made by whoever has the most political influence. So attempts to limit gun ownership will do more to promote the political interests of well-connected people than to reduce crime. A Safe Society Disarmed citizens encourage crime and violence.
Armed citizens encourage criminals to find a safer line of work.
Libertarians easily see the folly in this. Libertarians want all the counter-productive gun laws to be repealed immediately. They provide the one avenue by which you can register your unqualified disapproval for today's gun-control climate. For safety sake, we must repeal all the gun laws. Harry Browne is running for President of the United States as a Libertarian candidate.