This is such an interesting topic, I was thinking about writing up something similar after the recent tragedy in Vegas. I think that would be a cool feature if steemit added a sort of debate section where people can discuss the pros and cons of certain issues. As to your current question, I am all for individuals owning a hunting rifle or a simple pistol for protection, but there is no need for anyone to own automatic rifles and weapons that can inflict such a huge amount of damage in a few seconds like we've been seeing.