Need some help with these anti-gun arguments

[JohnnyEgo]

1. Supporting your argument by citing 'Cracked' holds about as much weight with me as citing 'Wikipedia' on your term papers held with your English teacher.

2. There are approximately 200 million guns in circulation in the US. How many gun crimes are committed in a year? What is the incidence rate? How does that compare to pool deaths? Vehicular accidents? See a pattern here?

3. More people were killed with box razors and fertilizer and diesel fuel then in any mass shooting in the US, ever. How should we regulate purchase or use of these items?

[funkymonkey1111]

another thread has this article:

http://ireport.cnn.com/docs/DOC-819112

the fact is, the police are not there to protect you and your family, and in fact, have no obligation to do so.

As the article says, when seconds count, the police are minutes away. Lefties always argue that the police will protect you--but recently during the power outages in the Northeast some were without 911 service for many hours.

There are bad people in the world that want what you have. They want to do harm to you and your family. Unless you're Steven Seagal and are going to duke it out with everyone that wants to do you in, you'll need a weapon to protect yourself and your family--because nobody else is going to do so.

If that doesn't shut them up, then there's no need to talk to this person further.