Agreed, especially when it pertains to fully automatic weapons.  There is never a need for a civilian to have them.  However, investigate the culture behind the 2nd amendment and you may have a better understanding of it.  MOST conservative posters do not think all Muslims are evil, saying that is painting with same brush, over-simplistic, and a deflection.  A better conversation would be to admit there is a difference in cultures, and discuss how best to integrate the cultures without being told continually if you have a concern you are a bigoted phobic white person.  There is truly a problem with integration.  You can investigate it on many different media outlets.  It is understandable when wars create millions of displaced and angry people, particularly men from a patriarchal theocratic culture.