[Flashpoint]

I always like the TV ad the UK ran when they banned handguns in the wake of the Dunblane school shooting in 1996.

Sean Connery donated his time for the voice over. It went along the lines of this:

“Gun enthusiasts claim that to ban handguns would deprive them of their enjoyment of target shooting.”

“Is that more, or less enjoyment than watching your child grow up?”

A time magazine study done about 10 years ago looked at every gun death in the US for one week, and wrote a story about each. 52 people were killed for each instance they were used “appropriately” for self defense.

To suggest guns save lives (or could save lives) is a non sequitur. More guns = more death. Regardless of the intentions of responsible owners. It’s the unforeseen crap that bites you in the ass – like when your 8 year old kid figures out the combo to your safe and hands a gun to a playmate.

The UK gun death rate (see from previous page) is now lower than Canada’s. The results speak for themselves. The sooner all handguns are banned, the better.