The laws target everyone. That's how laws work. They keep most of us from becoming criminals. And fewer guns in circulation will mean fewer criminals will have them. And because guns are so incredibly effecting at killing people, fewer people will be killed by criminals, by accident, or by any other human means.
All you have to do is show that fewer guns means less homicide. Show me that in all cases across the board high percentages of gun ownership is the cause of homicide. Then I'll agree that our strategy ought to be to lower gun ownership.
You keep repeating that, because it's what you really want to believe. But all reason and logic and evidence shows otherwise. No one can convince a closed mind, so you will remain unconvinced. And this is the real problem: how do we topple this sacred false idol of unrestricted deadly weapons, when the idol-worshippers minds are completely closed to reason and reality?
How long have you been able to read minds? Do you have a message for me from my dead father? Do you actually own a crystal ball?
Evidence says that in rural areas or small cities with higher % of gun ownership, homicide rates are lower than big cities.
Evidence shows that certain races are far more likely to commit homicide, even when gun ownership is lower by percentage. Before your automatic liberal programming kicks in, I'll say that I believe those reasons are economic and cultural, not intrinsic to race.
Evidence says that many countries with lower percentage of gun ownership have far higher homicide rates than the US. Not the handpicked countries popular in this debate, but nonetheless, many countries. Guess what those countries have in common typically? Cultural and economic problems, wow, where have we heard of that before?
Guess what I conclude? I think cultural and economic conditions cause higher homicide, not levels of gun ownership. I also conclude that your ideas wont help.
