I think we agree, but I don't know if we know that we agree.
The reality in America is, the LOOSER the gun laws you institute, the more the crime rate goes DOWN.
----That's because criminals know the penalty of their actions may result in their death.
Harsher penalties for criminals Deter crime.
That is why in Switzerland, where EVERYONE owns a gun, there is less crime.
Criminals don't follow the law, that's why they're called criminals. Leave people free to own a gun, and criminals will more than likely leave people the hell alone, because they don't know who's armed to the teeth, and who's walking around asking to be killed.