I didn't see where you asked me for sources, but then again... it isn't my job to do your research. i get the anti gun vibe from this-> "My point was that I don't think that there is any reason for average people to have handguns and assault rifles. If they weren't for sale, it would be very hard for the criminals to acquire them. "
and i wasn't saying you think i was a criminal, but rather that criminals CAN build guns, and since i have built guns by your comment i am like a criminal in that respect... building a gun rifle is easy, building a hand gun is a little more difficult. -->

Where do you think the criminals get their guns? Do they make them?

my point is, your opinion that the average citizen shouldn't be allowed to own handguns, or automatic/semi automatic rifles is based upon anti gun advocates who skew gun data to support their data ... an excerpt from a snopes fact check on rifles... of any kind.... --> "According to FBI: UCR Table 12, there were approximately 374 people shot and killed with rifles of any kind. There were 1,604 people killed with “knives or cutting instruments.”

Table 12 also shows that more people were killed via the use of “hands, fists, feet, etc.,” than were killed by rifles of any kind. In fact, the tally shows that the death numbers were not even close. While approximately 374 people were shot and killed with rifles, roughly 656 people were beaten to death with “hands, fists, feet, etc.” " . While i agree, criminals do not need to own firearms... to say you don't think the average citizen should be allowed to either is like saying i am not allowed to defend myself against a criminal. it doesn't matter if you make an area "gun free" or not, the criminal element isn't going to follow those laws anyways.... that's why they're called criminals, because they do not follow the laws we already have... creating more laws is not the answer either, nor is restricting gun ownership for the citizenry... i would rather see stricter background checks and limitations on the mentally ill being able to own firearms. I also am all for increasing the penalty for gun related crimes as well.. as increased penalties can do a lot to curb all but the determined criminal from committing gun crimes. Since you are not all that familliar with the statistics on gun free/highly restrictive gun states vs. pro gun states i can direct you to look at CA, DC, IL(states with high gun restrictions/laws) and TX, FL, OH, (states with relatively low gun restrictions/laws) and do a per capita ratio on deaths by guns of any kind. you might be shocked to see that the gun restrictive states have the higher gun related crimes per capita...