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Timmah! said:
If the people he attacked had been carrying guns, they would have been better able to defend themselves. Taking guns from law abiding citizens does not equal protecting them.

He was from Finland, which is the country with the third most guns per capita. How does that apply to your argument? Not quite enough guns? Is 90 guns per 100 residents the sweet spot to prevent all innocent victims? I ask only because the last time I watched American news, there was still gun violence there.

Source Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_gun_ownership

Country   Guns per
100 residents  
Year   Source  
 United States 90.0 2007 [3]
 Yemen 61.0 2007 [3]
 Finland 55.0 2007 [3]
 Switzerland 46.0 2007 [3]
 Iraq 39.0 2007 [3]
 Serbia 37.5 2007 [3]
 France 32.0 2007 [3]
 Canada 31.5 2007 [3]
 Sweden 31.5 2007 [3]
 Austria 31.0 2007 [3]
 Germany 30.0 2007 [3]
 New Zealand 26.8 2007 [2]
 Saudi Arabia 26.3 2007 [3]
 Greece 23.0 2007 [3]
 Angola 20.5 2007 [3]
 Thailand 16.0 2007 [3]
 Australia 15.5 2007 [3]
 Mexico 15.0 2007 [3]
 South Africa 13.1 2007 [3]
 Turkey 13.0 2007 [3]
 Argentina 12.6 2007 [3]
 Italy 12.1 2007 [3]
 Pakistan 12.0 2007 [3]
 Spain 11.0 2007 [3]
 Russia 9.0 2007 [3]
 Ukraine 9.0 2007 [3]
 Brazil 8.8 2007 [3]
 Colombia 7.2 2007 [3]
 United Kingdom 5.6 2007 [3]
 Iran 5.3 2007 [3]
 Philippines 4.7 2007 [3]
 India 4.0 2007 [3]
 China 3.5 2007 [3]
 Nigeria 1.0 2007 [3]