Funny that the only (pretty much the only)people in the developed world that feel the need to defend themselves with firearms are muricans to defend themselves against other muricans attacking with firearms. The claim that criminals get guns anyway is not a legit claim. Mentally twisted people acting violently in the heat of moment however definately will not get guns, if theres very few around. The state also has a lot easier time tracking people and firearms if there is very few around. Lessening the chance of violence.
Yea the US is nothing like Europe.. we have 11+ million illegal immigrants (some say 30 now) and raging drug cartel wars going on in Mexico on the outskirts of our wide open boarder, and 347 million guns in circulation. Banning guns is never going to happen, it's not even an option our Constitution allows. Crime has always been a problem in the US because of the huge influx of immigrants and all the cultures they bring with them. Back in the day it was the Cosa Nostra Italian Mafia and that took 50 years to get rid of them, now it's lots of mafia imitation drug gangs and random psychopaths. Not much has really changed really, just the media can be everywhere now and cover and ignore what it choses to suit political agendas.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_intentional_homicide_rateAlso look at the murder rates in all of these South American countries these people are fleeing from... it makes the Middle-East look like a sunday walk in the park. More people are killed in Venezuela, Honduras and El Salvador than Iraq.
Liberals proposing total banning of guns = suicidal and retarded.