Will gun bans be as successful at keeping criminals from having guns as drug laws are at keeping drugs out?

[tiernan]

I think in a country that worships money, bans won't matter and they haven't. Have enough funds and you'll be able to buy everything from drugs to guns to teenage run a ways sold into slavery. For the crimes our country produces we have only to look ourselves in the mirror collectively.

[winfrid12]

Not really. Homicide is already banned, as is rape, battery assault and every other violent crime. Criminals could care less about laws.

[dasco]

Based on statistical evidence, they will be a lot more effective. For instance, check the list below, which lists the number of firearm-related homicides of various countries. The UK, which has very strong gun control, had 14 gun-related homicides last year. The USA had 9369. Even factoring the population difference in, that is a staggering difference (if the US had the same number per capita, it would have had less than 100 gun related homicides).

[siuaghan]

i own 267 guns
try to take em away