You know we have a real problem when most European nations have less restrictive gun laws in this area than the United States.
Melas replied:
A handful is not most. That's a totally inaccurate statement. The UK, France, Germany, Austria, Italy, Sweden etc, all have more restrictive gun laws than the USA.
Marktwain responds:
I could have been more specific, I suppose. The key is the phrase “in this area”, which I meant to refer to the regulation of suppressors.
My understanding is that in most European countries, if you can own firearms, you can easily own suppressors. That is not the case in the United States, where considerable financial and regulatory burdens make the ownership of suppressors far more difficult than the ownership of gun mufflers (suppressors).
Of course, I am open to correction.
ownership of gun mufflers (suppressors). should have been ownership of guns.