Yes I think people have probably said all they need to say.

As I am British,I wanted to hear other perspectives and I was interested to hear to views of a mixed community such as Mudcat.
I'm glad that this thread hasn't disintegrated into an all out slanging match as so many of these threads do.

I think that , as with politics and religion, there are many views and many reasons for holding those views ... thats what makes us unique individuals and, despite the rights and wrongs of gun ownership, ultimately it is being able to tolerate our differences that is most important.