I know someone in prison for possession of 12 guns by a felon. The original felony was possession of an unregistered gun. So if one bans guns the felons will have them and the law abiding people won't. That would be an extremely bad situation.
No, the consensus was that factions were a problem and that if the government was sufficiently divided it would be harder for the majority to oppress the minority. Read Federalist 10 for details.
I know someone in prison for possession of 12 guns by a felon. The original felony was possession of an unregistered gun. So if one bans guns the felons will have them and the law abiding people won't. That would be an extremely bad situation.
No, the consensus was that factions were a problem and that if the government was sufficiently divided it would be harder for the majority to oppress the minority. Read Federalist 10 for details.