[throw10920]

> What non killing-or-practicing-killing use do handguns have? Zero.

This is factually wrong. Guns are extremely useful as deterrents, even when never fired.

> Also, if you think a handgun is going to protect you “from a … violent government” you should see what happens (or really, doesn’t happen) when a handgun round hits modern tank plate.

This has been debunked a long time ago, in Afghanistan, and in most other authoritarian regimes - governments need a disarmed populace in order to stay in power. You cannot have tanks driving around on the streets, policing opposition - actual humans have to do the policing.