That I agree with. We hope that impulsive actions subside with maturity. That is why I have no guns in my home while I have a teenager (who has friends over all the time as well) who lives here. However, when you refer to adults, now we get into the act of the government controlling the citizens and taking away the right to protect themselves because they (possibly) cannot control themselves and use mature judgment.


>>>We cannot prevent people getting shot by illegal guns. However we can prevent all the other crap that goes with the widespread availability of guns.
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>>>The act was either illegal or it was not. If it wasn't illegal, what other 'crap' goes on with guns?
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>>Apparently some people think that guns cause suicides.
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>sigh...
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>Guns make impulsive actions really easy... It takes a lot more to kill yourself with a knive or rope than with a gun. It will force you to rethink your motives.
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>This is not rocket science. This has been proven (e.g. Australia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gun_politics_in_Australia)