Here's an argument to arm gun-lovers (pun intended).

The anti-gun people say something like this: "Death is bad. Guns are an agent of death. Therefore guns are bad." It's hard to argue against this. Makes sense. And the data shows that guns DO increase the total number of deaths BY GUNS (duh!). The data shows that guns increase the number of lethal successful attempts by suicide as well. So if your bottom line is death prevention, this argument is nice and tidy.

But if you don't agree, CHECK YOUR PREMISE. The premise is, "Death is bad." In other words, "Death is an important matter to me."

MY PREMISE IS, "Death happens, and liberty is good." Liberty, too, is concerned with LIFE--not in a nominal way, but in a qualitative way. Liberty is concerned with the quality of how life is lived. And so it follows, "Guns are an agent of liberty. Therefore, guns are good."

At the end of the day, you can argue with pro-gun or anti-gun people. Make sure you fully agree on your premises before engaging.

In other words, "Bring me liberty, or bring me death."