That people who actually understand how guns work and are responsible with them are less likely to kill you or someone else than someone who hates guns, never used them before, and thus don't know how to handle them.

I mean, given what just happened… he's technically right?

European here, criminals always get their hands on all kind of guns through black market. It's not because the laws exist criminals stop existing. All the method and the laws only exist to disarm god to honest citizen and don't add the laws that forbid my own defense.

The reason why the bourgeoisie bought the guns back from the laborer was because they feared their new power of sheer strength and numbers.
Gun is the new sword and armor of medieval time, with it and enough numbers you can overthrow the ruling class.