[QUOTE=Lady's Human]Again, firearms are NOT easily purchased if one does so legally. The problem is not with legal ownership. The problem is with criminals. You can ban everything under the sun, and criminals will still find a way to do what they want.

Thats true !!!! I know many responsible firearm owners here, it's not them who cause the bother....it's the criminals. And even with the strict gun laws we have here downunder, it's always the crims who use them to commit crimes, and when caught carrying those weapons, they are always found to be without a licence.
So where are all of these illegal weapons coming from ??? There is a black market for this. And why do unlicenced people require them ??? Simple...to commit crimes.
It wouldn't make any difference if your country had the strict laws that we have......the crims are going to get the weapons anyway.
So disarming the public is NOT the answer.
Wom