Gun Control

[hawkeye59]

In my opinion, we should ban all guns except for hunting purposes, and I would also limit hunting.
Banning guns/strict gun laws work
Examples:
USA- lax gun laws 15 people killed by guns per 100,000 a year
Switzerland-lax gun laws-6 people per 100,000
Uk-bans guns- 0.49 for England/Wales per 100,000, 0.6 for Scotland
Hong kong-bans guns 0.19 per 100,000
Japan-bans guns 0.07 per 100,000
South Korea-bans guns- 0.13 per 100,000
If we banned guns, we would have a lot less gun-related deaths.

[hawkeye59]

So what does everyone else think? I hope this will be a civilized discussion.

[hawkeye59]

Gun control certainly works when it's coming to reduce gun-related killings. Even moderate, after all, Brady Bill saved thousands of lives.

However, I wouldn't agree with you that guns should be limited to hunting only. What about shooting as a sport discipline? I think that category, regulated carefully as well, should be included too (I enjoy shooting to the targets myself).

I forgot that. Yes, that would also be allowed, but limited. But not for non-sporting purposes.

[hawkeye59]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_firearm-related_death_rate

[hawkeye59]

Still, countries with less strict gun laws tend to have more murders than countries with stricter gun laws. Fine, I'll do murders.
Even just with murders
Us-7.07
Switzerland-0.58
England/Wales 0.07
Scotland 0.2
Hong Kong 0.12
South Korea 0.04
Japan 0.02

[hawkeye59]

Still, countries with less strict gun laws tend to have more murders than countries with stricter gun laws. Fine, I'll do murders.
Even just with murders
Us-7.07
Switzerland-0.58
England/Wales 0.07
Scotland 0.2
Hong Kong 0.12
South Korea 0.04
Japan 0.02

Just note that you're talking about homicide by firearms. Also some of the figures in that article are nearly two decades old. If you look at overall more recent murder rates (not just guns), Switzerland is lower than the other countries you listed.

The issue here is gun control, correct?
Also, I didn't want to ban guns, I would ban all but for hunting/sporting purposes.

[hawkeye59]

You Gun Control people should be happy that the people you vote for have dropped this issue.

Yeah, I agree that it's a vote-loser. But sometimes, the things you think are right must be done, not saying this is necessarily right, just that I would because I think it is.