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In reply to the discussion: Can a country with open borders EVER ban guns? [View all]BlueMTexpat
(15,369 posts)We have open borders with all other "Schengen" countries. We do NOT have mass spree gun-related killings here, except on VERY rare occasions. See, e.g., https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zug_massacre
Insofar as gun-related killings in "advanced" countries are concerned, the US is not only in a different world, it might as well be in a different universe. http://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/14/upshot/compare-these-gun-death-rates-the-us-is-in-a-different-world.html
Here are some statistics generally: http://www.gunpolicy.org/
Upthread, France was mentioned. Here are gun policy facts and figures relating to France. http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/region/france
It is not a question of BANNING guns altogether. It is a question of not allowing certain types of weapons readily accessible to untrained civilians who do not use them responsibly. It involves registration, licensing, education, and common sense practices. And yes, it can involve outright bans on certain types of firearms and ammunition.
Simply put, those policies all work one heckuva lot better than what we have in the US.