You are mostly right, but the problem with guns (and most lethal weapons, even swords, but swords and spears are less common lately
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) is that they make killing more easily.
A person wanting to commit suicide for example, will have to give much more of an effort finding a bridge to jump off. If i wanted to kill myself _right now_, i'd actually have difficulty. my body can take a lot. i cant use the dull scissors in my house, they can barely cut paper. I could jump, head first, from my neighbors balcony i guess, but even then i could wake up brain damaged and paralized in the hospital.
A gun would make it significantly easyer.
But otherwise, you are right. Norway is FULL of guns, and yet, most of us dont ever used them to hurt others. By guns i mean "firearms", we dont have many handguns, but we do have tons of high powered hunting rifles. Almost a rifle-per-household in average (considering most hunter-families typically have 1-3 weapons)
Personally, I dont think guns should be outlawed. I want guns for myself, i love their designs, i would love to collect handguns and rifles, just to have and admire them
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but there most definitely should be restrictions that make them difficult to aquire. we have that in norway, and imo it works pretty well (in my personal case i have two hinders: a police record, and poor economy. a nifty gun costs a lot). if you want a modern Glock 17 in norway, its gonna cost you some effort. but if you're a good boy, and follow the correct path, you will eventually own one.