Great argument well made. There is a lot of resistance here in UK as we don't have such a problem. Also we have had years of not having guns so it has been washed out of us as it were. You can still get guns sure but there is not a problem. People use knifes more or bats all the same I feel.
If we were go get guns in the UK i do admit I would feel uneasy and more nervous as people would have guns for the first time like a new toy and this I feel would lead to more gun crime :)