looking for help with english comp1 paper

[cigarmonkel]

So i'm on our final paper for my english comp 1 class and its a persuasive essay. I'm doing it on gun control and policies in the US but have no idea how to state my thesis. I'm not against owning guns and believe policies of owning guns should stay the same. I'm currently just working on my outline so nothing is in stone, haven't even started the rough draft yet so a lot can be tweaked still.

also for those of you against the policies or against guns in general what are some arguments for owning them? Besides the fact that they kill people?

Thanks for any help you all have to offer!