All I know is gun crime has gone down in the US in the last ten years, and gone up in multiple places where guns have been outlawed. (And no, that's not counting based on total incidents; that's counting per capita.)
The majority of gun owners DO take firearm ownership seriously, and conduct themselves in a responsible manner. They HAVE to. But just like everything else, someone following the laws and being responsible isn't news, so you never hear about it. You hear about the ones that weren't responsible.
http://www.thetruthaboutguns.com/2011/07/robert-farago/three-things-you-need-to-tell-a-liberal-about-guns/
http://www.thetruthaboutguns.com/2012/06/robert-farago/three-ways-carrying-gun-makes-you-a-better-person/
You want to ban guns? You think banning guns keeps guns out of the hands of criminals? Go look at Mexico, gun control sure worked for them.
Heck, let's keep it in the US. Chicago, Illinois has some of the strictest gun regulations in the entire country, and they also have the highest crime rates(and that includes gun crime rates). But... I thought legal, law-abiding citizens having guns INCREASED crime!
The majority of gun owners DO take firearm ownership seriously, and conduct themselves in a responsible manner. They HAVE to. But just like everything else, someone following the laws and being responsible isn't news, so you never hear about it. You hear about the ones that weren't responsible.
http://www.thetruthaboutguns.com/2011/07/robert-farago/three-things-you-need-to-tell-a-liberal-about-guns/
http://www.thetruthaboutguns.com/2012/06/robert-farago/three-ways-carrying-gun-makes-you-a-better-person/
You want to ban guns? You think banning guns keeps guns out of the hands of criminals? Go look at Mexico, gun control sure worked for them.
Heck, let's keep it in the US. Chicago, Illinois has some of the strictest gun regulations in the entire country, and they also have the highest crime rates(and that includes gun crime rates). But... I thought legal, law-abiding citizens having guns INCREASED crime!