With so many laws already in existance, crime is and always has been an issue. The times before guns were invented there still was a lot of crime recorded in history. There are many other ways to kill, a typical house or apartment is filled with bomb making materials, everywhere from chemicals to nails and pipes. All it takes are two things: the knowledge to put the weapon together and the will to do it. Banning guns only makes it inconvienent to use that type of weapon. Might as well ban crossbows too, and place barricades along sidewalks too because a car can easily kill many people as well.

Just look at Japan, a very strict country with very strict gun laws. The only civilian who can own a gun must be registered in a ligitimate hunting club and the weapon only appropriate for hunting. Yet all through the 90's when I was studying Japan one issue was the rise in crime. Knives took the place of a gun in many cases. And yes, a knife can kill/wound many, especially in a crowded place (subway, mall, etc).

Anyway, I, for one, like my right to bear arms. I tend to oppose any action of becoming a police state.