Online Debate: Guns

Part of learning through thinking is debating. Welcome to the first Online Debate. These are for you to post your own ideas and read others. This week we are debating guns on the Think Tank. Particularly, whether or not the removal of guns from our society would reduce crime. This year in Chicago alone 36 minority children have been killed. Would the removal of guns have stopped any of those deaths?
This video makes an interesting case:



To be fair I found a pro-gun arguement that makes some goods points.



What do you think? Guns are good or bad? Would their removal reduce crime? Post your opinion below.