Citizens should be allowed to purchase and own firearms

My first gun rights debate, lets see how it goes. A firearm is defined as: a weapon that launches one or more projectile(s) at high velocity through confined burning of a propellant.[1] The resolution applies generally across all human societies, not US specific, however since most raw data available is from the United States it's likely that the debate will center mostly around this country. The first round is for acceptance and clarification of terms onl...