Gun Control = More Gun Crime

Alright, the following is written under the assumption that you live in a country where there are too many guns to stop anyway and doesn't apply to societies you find in the likes of South Korea and Japan where guns in the hands of the publc are so rare that being armed yourself is extremely hard to justify.
We're talking about cases like the United States, UK and if we add a little extreme, South Africa.

Bullshit: Illegalizing guns will reduce gun crime.
Seriously: If you were an armed criminal, would you rather rob the 7/11 with the owner packing a 12 gauge shot gun or the 7/11 with the "gun free zone" sticker on the glass door?

I mean, I've seen the statistics and you too probably have seen many statistics surrounding this matter. The "horrors" of gun crime and the number of youths that get shot each year (never mind they are members of a gang who were shooting it out in a gang war). But logically speaking... how on earth will making guns illegal in a country already with guns going to work?
You know the criminals won't obey the law and will get the guns no matter how they get it. It's us law abiding citizens like you (hopefully) and me who won't get guns if posession of it is illegal. So what's going to happen? Easy picking for the criminal really.

Multiple Choice: As an armed criminal, who would you rather attempt to mug?
A)

Does this guy even need a bodyguard?

B)

Yes, that's a real AR-15. It's suppressed so she can kill you quietly without scaring her cat and has a reflex sight so she can shoot you faster.

C)

She's got one hand in her pocket and the other one's waiting to get chopped off for the trinklet.

Let's forget about just how "decent" and "nice" we are for a moment and let's say we're criminals and we want to rob houses, convenience stores and if we're a little more enterprising, ATM machines by throwing a chain around it and attaching it to the cargo haul hook on the back of our SUV and flooring the gas. Would we suddenly feel that we should go about doing these things without being armed? I highly doubt it. I could go in with a knife, but what if there's a guy in there who's an ex-Israeli Special Forces guy who's since retired and has been making a living as a Krav Maga instructor for the past ten years? My ass is toast. With a gun (and knowledge on how to use the damned thing, which I do have [Note to PMCs: please hire me]) even he would know better than to attempt to jump me.

South Africa's crime rate has gone up like it's no body's business since guns got "outlawed" and in Britain, current rulings in court make it look like you're not allowed to defend yourself, even with your bare hands. It's like the instant a criminal breaks in, you have to dial 999 and hope that the nearest armed police officer will teleport into your home. Not going to happen. Maybe in a million years but not anytime soon.
Switzerland, however, has the entire country armed and their gun crime rate is low as anybody else's. Who'd want to rob a Swiss Victorinox store in Switzerland? The owner has a gun and knows how to use it and so do the customers.

In a way, having a gun is like having a personal nuke. Remember what happened in World War II? America had nukes. Japan didn't. As a result, Japan got pwned big time. Cold War, America had nukes, so did the USSR, so basically it turned into a 45 year staring competition where the Soviets blinked first.

The point is, it's not rocket science. It's plainly obvious. If you live in a country where there is access to firearms for criminals, then guns need to be legal and quite frankly, I'd feel safer protecting my house with a UMP-45 than a Berretta 92.


UMP-45: .45 caliber, select fire whoop ass.


Berretta 92: Never trust a pistol. Especially a 9mm Pistol.

So next time some anti-gun hippie tries to argue their case to you, mug them.