Is their main objection with your owning guns at all, or with your new "evil looking black rifle"? IMO, either way I would tell them that as humans we have a God-given right to self-defense. Then ask them what they would do in a self-defense scenario, say, if a criminal were to break into their home? Would they feel confident that dialing 911 were to keep the bad guy at bay with a prompt police response?

As you said, arguing with people like that can more often than not be a waste of time. But not always. Many people just blindly believe the anti-gun rantings merely on an emotional level with not having even thought about this issue. Hard to believe, I know. :roll: