Quote Originally Posted by Brown, Jon Brow View Post
But if gun restrictions had been in place there would have been fewer guns in circulation to start with and criminals would find it much harder to get their hands on one.

Did Oscar Pistorius have an illegal weapon?
Did the police in the UK have illegal weapons when they gunned down an innocent kid they suspected of being a terrorist? No, but the comparisons would be very similar. Both are very isolated incidents that amount to hardly a blip in the statistics of what happens on a regular basis day to day.

The reality of day to day happenings is that in the developed word, a very tiny percentage of gun crime takes place at the hands of legal gun owners, both civilian or police/military. And in most cases where it does take place, it was simply poor judgement that takes a life, not any intentional criminal act.


IMO criminals the world over find guns if they want one, it's simply the severity of the laws about illegal ownership that keeps them from doing so in many countries. This is where the US fails, and felons, people with mental problems, etc all have access that is far too easy.