More guns will definitely do little to help the situation. We have to agree on that? I think people are starting to get fed up with Gun advocates not admitting a clear problem e.g. NRA supporting armed soldiers in school. However, it does get annoying when anti-gun people start to be over-sensitive or suddenly start blaming situations solely on guns. The "second grader" argument is definitely not sound. They call that reductio ad absurdum. The mexican drug war and prohibition cannot be used to negate the efficacy in a gun ban; having guns or not having guns do not change the situation, and those should be dealt by with the police. The problems with guns are what we see right now: reckless mass shootings and gang violence as a result of easy access of guns,even the very potent ones. advancedapes brings up some good points regarding the constitution and current countries that have low gun violence. There definitely needs to be more conversation toward progress. We shouldn't seek to ban guns, but at least make efforts toward better regulation. I think that's where the debate needs to go in order for progress and change to be made. It's irresponsible to not see something wrong with the influx of mass shootings and the danger of guns in the hands of the often irrational(humans).