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Gun control is not a magic solution for firearm killings (after all it only affects law-abiding citizens who, by definition, are not murderers). E.g.: here in
by vonuebelgarten 9y ago
Gun control is not a magic solution for firearm killings (after all it only affects law-abiding citizens who, by definition, are not murderers).
E.g.: here in Brazil it is almost impossible to legally own a firearm but we had 212 firearm-murders per million people in 2014 (Source: http://brasileiros.com.br/2016/08/o-brasil-e-o-pais-que-mais-mata-por-arma-de-fogo-no-mundo/ http://brasileiros.com.br/2016/08/o-brasil-e-o-pais-que-mais... ).
- EliRivers 9y agoSo seems like it's easy in Brazil to illegally own a firearm. I suspect the UK avoided a similar outcome by not only making it illegal, but also policing in such a way as to make it difficult to illegally own a firearm.