A view from across the pond.

As a European, I'm constantly amazed at the depth of feeling on this issue. Obviously, I don't have the same cultural upbringing, but I still have to shake my head in disbelief.

Yes, statistics can be misused, but there's overwelming evidence that societies with more guns have higher murder/suicide rates.

The 'guns don't kill, people do' is clearly absurd. To extrapolate that, why inspect Iraqs 'weapons of mass destruction'? After all, they can't kill anyone by themselves...

Glad that I live in Europe.

Ed