Gun control proponents: Do you believe criminals would not get guns if they were illegal?

[chozai65]

We outlawed illegal drugs. So far the cartels just seem to ignore that,lol.

[dennie18]

Apparantly, Gun Free Zones are never gun free. Columbine High School was a gun free zone! Virginia Tech was a Gun Free Zone! Century 16 in Aurora, CO was a gun free zone! Why is it that massacres occur in these gun free zones?

[cumhea]

This is the USA, you can get anything you want - if you have the right connections and enough money.
I believe in gun control for controlling the militia groups with their wacky philosophy that "Law and Order is just not good enough for us. We WILL take matters into our own hands ! If you don't like it, Too Bad !"
What do you need an assault rifle (with full capacity clips) for ?!? Planning on killing a few hippies today ? Do you only hunt deer that are equipped with kevlar body armor ? The only people that want these weapons are rich people that want to add to their gun collection to "impress" their rich buddies who don't have one yet. Their answer to the basic question is "I don't know why I need it, I just want it."

Criminals will always find a way around the system, the flaw is that you want to keep these powerful weapons out of the hands of people that - Don't know what they are doing with them. Hiding behind the excuse that "I'm protecting my family so, I need an assault rifle!" just doesn't cut it !

[francisco]

Well we waaay over manufactured them so we can't live without them now. Millions of guns uncounted for. We arm our enemies. It's a fact.

[devon]

It's just people who are scared and demanding that "something" be done. Once they get over that fear, they will also remember there is no way to stop criminals from getting weapons and no way for us to be 100% safe.

[wendlesora]

Guns are so widespread that of course criminals would get guns regardless of the law. That's why when people point to Chicago as a gun control failure, they forget that people can easily go to the next county or state and get all the guns they want. Likewise, guns might be illegal in Mexico, but criminals can come over here, and get enough weapons to maintain an army. My point is, it's too late now, guns are already everywhere.

[forde]

There are 7 firearms murders a year in England, 10,000 in America.

[ashly]

Exactly.
That's why Ammunition should cost $50.00 per cartridge.

[forde]

In the words of Ducard: "Criminals mock society's laws."