Incidentally, I have had guns pointed at me a few times: Once I disrupted a drug deal in front of an ol' girlfriend's place; 'nother time it involved circumstance I won't go into, but I got a few scars as a result--not from the gun. Neither of the aforementioned weapons were acquired legally. There were a few more occasions, but no point going into them. Members of the National Guard in California pointed guns at me as did a few police officers in NYC.

One of my better friends has about twenty guns. He is what some folks call a 'gun nut'. He has never pointed a gun at anyone. In fact, he teaches range safety, and his daughter is an excellent pistol shot. She doesn't point guns at people either.

So, why would any country want only duly authorized authorities and criminals to have guns? Because when you take guns away from honest people, they're the only two left with weapons.