Thank you Less, this has been corrected.

It does seem like common sense that, just as non-gun owners don’t put signs up outside their house to let strangers know everyone inside is unarmed, schools shouldn’t advertise a lack of protection, even if none of the staff actually carry guns at work And as this study (http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=161637) shows, multiple death shootings overwhelmingly take place in designated gun-free zones, and concealed carry reduces the frequency of rampage killings. Why bother calling the armed police once the shooting starts if firearms have no legitimate defensive use?

The studies I’ve seen suggest that 45% of homes have a gun. 87% isn’t accurate, because it is the number of guns divided by the population, and fails to take into account the fact that some own multiple guns. A friend of mine who is a police officer has several at home, in addition to his service revolver, simply because he enjoys upgrading and hates to dispose of old friends.

Anyone who thinks that people won’t acquire guns (or smoke pot) if illegal are deluding themselves. Bad guys are badly outnumbered by good guys, so why disarm the latter to make it easier for the former to succeed? I don’t like guns, but I also don’t like victim disarmament laws, enforced by people with guns.

In my own opinion, I say no, why do I say this? In this article I will explain my reasons for my opinion.

A lot of Americans believe that a Gun Ban would solve the mass killings that have been happening here in America during the past few months. Does anyone remember the Oklahoma City Bombing? Here is a link about it if you have forgotten.
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oklahoma_City_bombing
Now this was a “bombing” not a shooting and 168 deaths and 680 injured.
Then you have the notorious 9/11 Attack where 2,996 Americans were killed and 6,000 injured. All of this done with Aircraft not guns. Here is a link in case you forgot.
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/September_11_attacks
Do you also remember Waco Massacre where a takeover of the operation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Hostage Rescue Team and a 51-day standoff, which ended in an assault on the premises on April 19, 1993, and a fire in which 76 of the occupants died, including many women and children? Here is the link to that and again no guns were used in the killings.
http://www.constitution.org/waco/mtcarmel.htm
Another bombing that took the lives of 243 passengers and 16 crew members and 11 innocent people on the ground below was the bombing of Pan Am Flight 103, where two Libyan nationals planted a bomb on the plane and exploded it in mid air. Here is a link to that.
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pan_Am_Flight_103
So should we ban steel,wire,gun powder,tape,clay and other components to make a bomb? Should we ban Aircraft also since Aircrafts alone have killed more people than bullets??

Do you really think that a Gun Ban would stop local area gangs from stealing guns, or buying them from Mexico? Also do you really think gang members will hand over their guns peacefully? I know the answer to that but do you? Just think about it, to give you an idea of what they are dealing with as far as gangs and its members go, here is a link with stats from 2008 of how many there are here in the United States. Just a heads up, it is not a small number.
http://crimeinamerica.net/2010/04/01/774000-gang-members-and-27900-gangs-active-in-the-us-crime-news/
This is what they are up against, not including the rest of America of the law abiding citizens. There are over 300 million Americans, and around 47% of all Americans own a gun legally. Then factor in the illegal gun owners and you are probably looking at a percentage around 87% of all Americans have atleast one gun. Here is a link to prove my numbers..
http://wiki.answers.com/Q/How_many_gun_owners_are_there_in_the_United_States_of_America#page1
Do you know how many Elected Government Officials there are in the United States? I bet you will be surprised to know there are only 537 members. Here is a link for that.
http://wiki.answers.com/Q/How_many_elected_government_officials_are_in_the_US#page1
For all of you out there who think that our Government can take our gun rights and our guns, you are only half right. The Constitution and the Amendments in it can NOT be abolished but CAN be amended. What this means is they can say what kind of gun you may own but they can not take away your right to own a gun, PERIOD end of story. Here is my link to this proof.
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Constitution
If and that is a BIG “IF”, they tried to disarm Americans it would not only be unconstitutional and Treason but impossible. They are out numbered and out gunned. This is a Civil War they do not want to start. So yes they may say you can not own a semi-automatic rifle but I do not see them banning lever action sniper rifles like the 7.62 Mosin Nagant or the Remington R700.
Are our guns safe then you ask? Yes, for now. Just do not underestimate their mindset.