Guns dont cause people to get bad or do bad stuff, But it makes it far easier for bad people to kill others, if its possible to control the import of guns in U.S then i think it would be a good idea to make guns illigal cause it would make it harder for people to kill others.. Yeah they will use other metodes (you can learn self defence against those things) but it would cancel some things like for an example.
if someone found his girlfriend in the bed with another dude he might want to kick the **** out of that dude (if he had a gun it could go far worse) there are moments in some peoples lives where they should not have firearms or the likings near them.
Your children finding and by accident shooting with a gun/killing a brother or shooting themselves, stuff like that is heard to happen in the U.S.:/ that would certaintly decrese too if guns where banned
a gang with guns are harder to take care of by the police then one with knives
Shootings in scools happens quite often in the U.S. compared to every other country with guns banned:/
you can far easier defend yourself against a knife,pipe,fist and other things then guns/flying bullets with self defence lessons or just a fit body.
im not saying guns are the reason for all killings or the likings:P but people do die because of them and sometimes children gets a hold of them/witch can end bad
so im sure it would decrease the overall deathrate. other solution is to reasearch on non leathal guns (actually a big research topic at the moment) in case you people really have to be able to kill/neutrelize others. anyway I belive there are other stuff that causes deaths more than guns cause its not the gun you have to look at its the one holding it.. if you can fix him then you can fix the problem. (the part of the problem not involving playfull minors, insanity, momentary insanity or the likings of more or less uncontrollable stuff)
good links stats and stuff on the topic
http://www.guncite.com/gun_control_gcgvintl.htmlhttp://electronics.howstuffworks.com/stun-gun.htmcouldent find a great link on non letahl guns research cause im lazy:P
My opinion on guns is that whether legal or not, the bad guys are gona have em.
try looking at other countries without guns before making such judgments. just a friendly suggestion
you might find yourself wrong.