[quote=zk]I’d be interested to hear the opinions that opponents of gun control have regarding the U.K.’s gun control laws.
It’s very difficult, but possible, to get a gun there. Handguns are illegal, with a mandatory 5-year sentence for possession.
Our homicide rate is 3.5 times theirs, despite a similarly violent culture.[/quote]
Every country is different. Switzerland has much higher gun ownership rates than we do yet much lower gun related crime. Mexico has extremely strict gun control laws yet thousands die each year in gun related crimes down there.
Connecticut already had an assault weapons ban in place. Here’s an explanation of the law.
I understand guns might be scary. I understand that people might not want to own guns. We all understand that if you are faced with someone pointing a gun at you the only equalizing force would be to have a gun of your own. Therefore many people that are scared or don’t want to own a gun have decided that nobody should have them. It puts them at a disadvantage.
We all know that banning and confiscating all guns in this country isn’t going to happen. We also know that in order for gun control to actually be effective at preventing gun related crime you’d probably have to go down that path.
Can I accept some small gun control acts? I might if I actually believed it would help but since I don’t think it would help, I see no need to trample on people’s rights.
