What do you mean by government intervention? What restrictions do they have in place?

Also just a note, I think that if the government takes all guns away, you basically have to trust they will be good in the long run. In australia, not many people have guns, and while this has reduced massacres, we would be screwed if they turned on us. I guess I'll back peddle from my last comment. if more people owned guns, it would slightly help prevent the government from dictatoring. The government would still have the upperhand, but it wouldn't be a cakewalk.

My point is, complete gun bans would give the government more potential control over their citizens, but it isn't good to have very loose restrictions either. There needs to be balance, because there is a massacre in the US every other month and a bit more gun control could help prevent some of them.

I know my points stray slightly from what you were saying, but I felt I should say this. I also hope you understand what I mean, because when I proof-read my comment, it's a bit of a mess.