When Chicago (and other places) brought in gun controls did the murder rate go up or down? It is the highest violence areas with the gun controls becaue they were the places that had the political will to overcome the NRA. You have to think abotu it without putting the cart before the horse.
There was no change, proving the gun control to be ineffective.
Evidence that gun control works? Every other western civilisation that has gun control. Every murder report from every western country including the USA.
Comparisons between Europe and America are always an apples to oranges comparison. Europe doesn't have the social ills (the true cause of violence here) that America has to deal with, not to mention spineless politicians who won't address root causes.
I've just spent a few evenings pulling figures for gun nuts on another forum and the conclusion I have come to is that they are too ignorant to change. I'm not wasting the time again.
In other words, you don't have the goods.
If you believe unfettered access to guns makes your kids junior school a safer place to be then thats fine with me. My kids are safe.
1) I never claimed I believe in zero restrictions. Mentally ill and felons shouldn't have them of course.
2) The high school I went to had an indoor shooting range under the theater where kids used to bring their guns to school for target practice. It was closed down due to lead contamination, not due to school shootings. Those didn't start happening until the mid 90's.
So lets all place bets where the next high school massacre will be. According to the NRA it could be anywhere and most opther countries are just as bad.. But I think I'll bet... ummmm..... America. Yes America. We'll only have to wait a few days to see if I'm right.
I'm betting the next major massacre will occur in France or Belgium, by Islamic terrorists, despite their strict gun control.