With hunting rifles being the only type of weapons still allowed.

I always hear conservatives claim we can’t use gun control because:
1, it violates the 2nd amendment
2, people need guns to protect their homes and protect themselves against the government
3, certain sickos enjoy the senseless killing of animals for sport and need guns to do so
4, there is no reason a law abiding citizen should not have a gun
5, criminals will still be able to get a hold of guns

let me elaborate:
1. If the government restricts the sale of all weapons except for rifles the 2nd amendment it not being violated. The amendment states we have the “right to bear arms.” It does not specify what type of arms, and rifles are a type of arms. Using the 2nd amendment argument against my point is like saying people have the right to decide which particular courtroom they want to be in for their trial because they’re allowed to have trial for their crimes.
2. With a rifle one is perfectly capable of defending their home from invaders. Who needs a 9mm or an Ak-47 to defend themselves from a burglar? No one. Rifles work just fine; there is no need to have a concealed or military weapon to defend your home.

3. Those weirdos will still be able to kill all the animals they like with rifles.

4. If it were that simple I wouldn’t be advocating gun control laws. But until conservatives come up with a test that will 100% accurately determine who is and will be for the rest of their life a law abiding citizen and who isn’t so we know who we can sell guns to, that argument is fruitless.

5. True, they’ll be able to get a hold of guns whether we enact gun control laws or not. But going back to points two and three, the only reason a law abiding citizen would need a gun would be for protection or recreational purposes, and one can still protect their homes from criminals and hunt with rifles.
So then why have gun control laws? Because not ALL criminals have ties to organized crime where they can purchase illegal guns. And in fact, many shootings are accidental. In cases like the Columbine HS shooting, the shooters only had guns because they stole them from their parents or lax control laws allowed them to buy them easily; they didn’t have any ties whatsoever to organized crime and so if gun control laws were in place they wouldn’t have had any guns.

You see where I’m going with this, I don’t feel like extending it any further, I’m sure you can connect those final few dots.
Pied: elaborate, obviously. Don’t just say “yes” or “no” unless you’re speaking with emotion rather than reason.

Edward: I covered that in the post.