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→Overview: Fixes, added qualifier as some municipalities, such as in Illinois, did ban gun ownership.
* Requiring licenses or some other form of permission from the government to buy and/or sell a firearm
* Requiring licenses or some other form of permission from the government to buy and/or sell a firearm
* Requiring some form of permission from the government to carry a firearm in public, either concealed or openly
* Requiring some form of permission from the government to carry a firearm in public, either concealed or openly
* Laws granting special gun rights for some people, for example retired law enforcement officers, which are denied the rest of the public, which was used in several southern states.
* Laws granting special gun rights for some people, for example, retired law enforcement officers, which are denied the rest of the public, which was used in several southern states.
* Outright bans on carrying firearms in public
* Outright bans on carrying firearms in public
* Outright bans on private possession of firearms, though this has never occurred in the United States
* Outright bans on private possession of firearms, though this has never occurred in the United States (with the exception of some municipalities, prior to those bans being struck down in court)
===Arguments in favor===
===Arguments in favor===
"The only purpose of a gun is to kill people."
"The only purpose of a gun is to kill people."
Another oft overlooked argument is that of suicide prevention. Guns are highly effective tools for committing suicide with a reported success rate of over 95%, whereas other common methods such as overdoses and cutting have a less than 10% success rate. People who attempt and fail to commit suicide do not usually try again.
Another oft-overlooked argument is that of suicide prevention. Guns are highly effective tools for committing suicide with a reported success rate of over 95%, whereas other common methods such as overdoses and cutting have a less than 10% success rate. People who attempt and fail to commit suicide do not usually try again.
===Arguments against===
===Arguments against===