@georgia (Finally, I can fight you with a ginormous essay!)

Punching you in the face might be necessary violence, but not blowing your brains out. Guns don't make people equal, they shift the power away from the strong, dexterous, intelligent or numerous towards the cruel. I prefer these instruments in the hands of those who are trained to (not) use them, and I believe in specialization.

I also don't understand how exactly do guns give power to people over governments. Do guns make important political or economic decisions? Do you fell like you can escape poverty or class inequality or whatever causes of your misery (the men?), if only you had a (more bigger) gun?
What I can clearly see is how they will help the toughest gang on the block shoot up the parliament and declare a new government: "This here evil government, have come to power by murdering its opposition. Therefore we must now come to power by murdering it... wait a second... yes!"

There is no civil war of people against government. War is only ever between governments. Our gun toting friends would be nothing but pawns in such a game, which is evident by them wishing themselves kings.