Yes. You can still join a gun club and have guns under very strict restrictions. I.e. I have friends who are part of a gun club, their guns are at the club but some of the members have a license to have the gun at home. Most of the people have their guns in the club.
Of course there are also police and hunters that have hunting rifles at home etc. So there are certainly exception.
However overall there are practically no guns in circulation. Of course there are exception, such as the chinese and russian mafia etc.
An example of the world of difference was a poker stars tournament that was robbed a few years ago where one of the 4 robbers had a manchete, resulting in no injuries at all and people using trash cans as weapons. Really funny actually, but the key to me is that I never have to worry about a guy in the street approaching me with a gun.
Right. Thanks for getting back to me. I see what you are saying but the problem comes when the criminal has a gun - there have been many cases here where people have been shot and been unable to defend themselves.
btw thx for your open dialog. It is always refreshing to have a dialog. Why do you think the right to bear arms is important?
I believe in freedom and having the ability to protect yourself. I don't think for a minute that it would ever become a reality here it is just too far against the culture but I think in a civilised society we should be able to discuss possibilities. Thank you for your sensible input:)
Yes I am aware of the logical argument. But it does not add up to me. If we think this out then everyone should run around with a gun and because everyone is then at risk of being shot by everyone else, everyone should just shoot each other, as to avoid being shot themselves.
Another way of looking at this is simply to compare countries that have no crime vs some that do. It's just much safer in countries without guns.
I think it is also perfectly fine to want guns. Many americans do and that is their right. It just comes with killings and crime, since that is the purpose of guns. What is illogical to me in the US is the outcry when kids get shot and the wish to have legal guns.
I'm not sure that necessarily follows though.