Time for gun law reforms in the USA?

[HappySqurriel]

the2real4mafol said:

HappySqurriel said:

Mr Khan said:
It's long since overdue. The NRA has a stranglehold on our society and would have us all live in fear of one another, mixing racism and paranoia in good measure. American gun owners make up less than 1% of the world's population, but own 1/3rd of the world's guns, and nobody needs that many guns.

You don't need assault rifles for any reason other than mass murder or trying to overthrow the government, for one. Anyone who owns one should categorically fall under police suspicion.

What percentage of people who legally own these weapons commit a crime using them?

 

I wouldn't have a clue, but surely the right to own guns means the chance or opportunity to commit crimes is higher especially if you carry a gun with you 

Except, if you look at the statistics, in the United States the states with the highest incidence of legal gun ownership also have the lowest rates of homicides.

For the most part, gun violence is committed by criminals in order to harm other criminals ... Gun control has little or no impact on criminals and only disarms the law abiding citizens.