Exactly. Please tell me how criminals obey the law.
One law at a time?
Criminals have guns that were smuggled in here. They were never licensed to start with. Even if you make all guns completely illegal, that won't change a thing for the criminals' access to them.
It's not just career criminals who kill, y'know.
And generally, those types are drug dealers and gang leaders. They mostly target OTHER criminals
Sure, the only people with guns in the UK are a few criminals. But the VICTIMS tend to be criminals too.
In the UK, you're only significantly at risk of gun violence if you're in a gang or hanging out with some seriously dodgy people.
If EVERYONE had a gun though, anyone would be at risk.
Gun violence here = gang members shooting each other up. Drug dealers etc.
Gun violence in the US = crimes of passion, kids accidentally shooting themselves, nutcases shooting up their schools, shopping malls, cinemas etc etc etc
Personally, between the two, I'd much rather go with the UK version. So saying "only criminals have guns" doesn't really change things for me.