Imagine feeling powerful enough to assign different levels of importance to human beings

Exactly right.

Why do you think they want the guns? They want their loved ones to stay alive and safe as well. These weapons give those people a better chance to successfully protect their loved ones than a pistol ever could.

Fix the mental health crisis in this country and you’ll be fine

Correct. It’s our collective freedom that is more important.

False.

people talk about the supposed future tyrannical rule of the govt while innocent people die around them in the present.

Idk I think people have the right to protect themselves from the police, if the government holds all the guns it can easily turn into 1984 Police State

There is no logical argument, save the 'power' argument, for not banning all full and semiautomatic centerfired rifles (and pistols chambered for rifle cartridges). Clear rule, easy to enforce. And the 'power' argument loses against the public safety arguement.

For too many American boys(!) Their ' big guns ' are the crutch that supports their fragile illusion of manhood.