Oh, this is by far the only point against gun control.
For one thing, im a liberal. As such i obviously support the liberty to own a gun.
Which is a concern seperate to the mere effects.
How else am i going to defend my seeds from and shoot the sheriff while i smoke two joints?
And there is the 2nd amendment which makes keeping and bearing arms a RIGHT. Now, that does mean you cant just deny this right to substance users, felons or the "mentaly ill" (thats why democratic nations have voting booths in prisons during election time) and it also CANT be limited to firearms. It says arms, not firearms. And there are way more powerful weapons around and in private hands at that time. Such as battleships and canons. How many people can one shot of a canon kill? Well, how many people fit on one ship?
Its big news if a 15 people die from a gun. But the ~700 which die every day due to mistakes in hospitals in the US? No word. That discrepancy kinda shows that there is not such a big problem.
In fact, a majority of gun related deaths are suicides. So someone is empowered by something he has a right to own to actualise the right to his own life. Where is the problem? Suicide is definatly NOT a problem. Its a solution. It would be better for people not to get into a situation where it is at least a reasonable solution, but they do and if they do, they have every right to end it.