[7 Dying Trees]

jeez... anyway, i can't see the point of firearms, can't see the point of owning large weapons either...

I'll state my peace which is that, yes, I am from the UK, and yes, I really do believe that gun control works. You can have firearms over here at gun shooting clubs, however, you need to prove mental well being to be allowed to shoot.

I think the problem of guns in the US is that, well, it'd take generations for a change in attitude, and at the same time the massive availability means there's a larger black market.

However, in the case of any abiding citizen, why not have compulsory psychological testing? If you are a nut job you really shouldn't be allowed to have one. Kind of like when your driving licence gets revoked. People will still drive without a licence.

I'd think you'd want psychological profiling and licencing on a regular basis, I mean, everyone is still going to want their guns, just keep them out of the hands of people who have issues and aren't stable.

And if they buy on the black market, well, as said before, that takes way more premeditation. You can, if you want, get a gun in the UK (silly as it sounds) and they generally aren't expensive. However, they are harder to find and get and you have to know people, hence, it stops people getting one on a whim, i mjean, you really have to try hard.

Also, I see no point in even selling large automatic weapons that are useless for self defense or hunting, i mean, at least be sensible and realise some weapons should really just not be sold. You'd not sell people grenades now would you? I mean, noone can claim a mortar, RPG and a set of greneades is used for hunting.

So I see it more as make a few changes at a time, and see what happens. Make it harder for fruitcakes to get a weapon that takes little skill to kill with, get rid of the ludicrous notion that a sub machine gun should be used by a civilian for self defense. Sure, there'll be some around, but this is a long term thing, not overnight.

I mean, it seems to me like gun control is a dirty word, whereas, to be honest, if you are responsible and not mentally on a different planet, then you really should have little to fear.

Also, don't forget, you are more likely by a significant factor to get shot if you are actually brandishing a gun in the first place.

And gangs, yes, they'll still have their black market firearms, and they'll go on killing each o0ther with them. Gang violence is mostly inter gang and very very rarely targets outsiders. Mostly turf war related or whatever. And as far as I am concerned they can quite happily try to keep wiping each other out.