This was going to go to the other guns thread but I couldn't post it yesterday.
As a citizen of the UK I've never had a right to bear arms. If I wanted a weapon I needed (until recently) society's permission. Now I can't even have that, and it doesn't bother me. The again I don't suspect most of the population of carrying concealed firearms.

To be fair I don't believe the USA is capable of withdrawing weapons from the populace given the present enormous distribution. But some serious and universal, carry, possession and purchase laws, (including weapon type restrictions) would surely be a move in the right direction.

For those in the "guns don't kill, people do!" lobby I suggest the following thought experiment.
Buy two pigs and put them in the back-yard.
Take a knife (broken bottle, crowbar, melee weapon of choice) and kill a pig with it.
Buy an AK47
Shoot the other pig.
Which killing was easier ?
What effect might restricting access to firearms have on premeditated violent crime ?

AndyG