Allow me to assist you with a trenchant quote: "I prefer dangerous freedom over peaceful slavery." - Thomas Jefferson
Now you may say that we here in Gun-Control happy Canada have peaceful freedom even because of the gun-control, but then again, hindsight is 20/20, and how can you be sure what the outcome would be, 'peace-wise' would we (USA & Canada) totally prohibit private gun ownership? I'm not implying that would be YOUR aim, but a lot of people who 'dislike' guns wish that they would be totally banned to the private citizen...