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On your first point: People are corrupt potentially. Yet, we trust people when an institution that they represent has oversight and checks that prevent or mitigate abuse.
So, you'd posit the checks and balances we have in place are perfect? Otherwise, you're still advocating putting all the weapons in the hands of people that are potentially corrupt.... with respect, that's a very stupid position to try to defend.
On the second point: Nutbags with delusions of grandeur don't usually lace themselves up with guns and start stabbing their classmates at some community college. Guns provide an easy way to kill people while exerting little to none of their energy in doing so. The Vegas killer could not throw knives from his balcony. The guns he had gave him the ability to kill without recourse of A. Likely fire coming back, and B. The victims inability to find him quickly.
I don't see this distinction as a mere detail.
So now it reads like you only care about sensationalized violence. I asked you if you can demonstrate your argument with showing firearms increase the total murder in society.... Or do you only care about anecdotes?