Gun Control

as a hunter i think it is a right to own guns for recreational purposes but, i think that owning a .50 rifle is over doing it. weapons for self defense are also questionable because if we loosen those laws then i think more people could have guns to attack people. please post what you think. 

>>13
Switzerland actually has farily strict gun laws; all purchases being registered, mandatory weapon lockers, and so on (which is not unusual for countries with militia). It is true that they have widespread gun ownership, but in 1992 they also had the second highest handgun murder rate (after the US). In 1999 it was slightly lower, at 1.01 out of 100,000 (1.25 for all murders). That's lower than England and Wales (again, cesspool) but still way higher than Sweden and Japan. A staggering 81% of all murders in Switzerland are committed with firearms.

>>14
"It's simple, criminals will always have access to guns, they are criminals and thus will obtain them illegally. Gun control just prevents law abiding citizens from owning guns."

No. It is obvious from the various reports that gun crime ranges from scarce to virtually unheard of in countries with strict gun laws. People use knives and blunt objects instead, which is a bigger hassle and thus you have less violence.