Quote Originally Posted by BigTex
And banning guns would do what? Somehow magically stop the insurgents from shooting at people? Somehow by banning the ownership of guns would prevent the unrest? Come on.

Guns do not kill people, guns do not injure people, guns don't even scare people. People kill people, people injure people, the gun is just a tool, just look at the UK. After implimenting strict gun legislation there was and is a massive jump in criminals using knifes to kill with.

There is absolutely no reason why you should need to ban guns. It wont prevent crimes it wont prevent deaths. If you wanted to help prevent accidents you'd support gun education.

It's not wether they should ban guns but. Why should they ban guns?
Well admittedly now, but assuming no one had had guns in the first place, I doubt there'd be any sort of killings on the same level. Be a lot easier to impose some sort of law and order too.

Not sure Iraq really shows any good points. Might be nigh on impossible to occupy the country, but that hasn't really helped the population at large has it?