This whole discussion and the thought that we can stop violence by banning guns is such a rediculous concept and moot point, that I can't believe it keeps coming up every few conversations.
Bottom line:
Banning guns/confiscation takes them away from the law abiding citizens of this country. It will not however take them from the criminals that are doing these crimes regardless. Criminals have no respect for the laws or for the lives of others. Criminals do not possess their guns legally now, so why would they not have them illegally when the law abiding legal gun owners no longer have them?
I do believe that gun ownership is certanly nothing to be taken lightly, and that people that own them need to be extremely responsible with how they are secured so that they can not fall into the wrong hands.
