[JrKASperov]

The old gun debate aye...

If there's one thing I've learned it is that gun ownership is a bad thing depending on the culture. If it's a culture that has had gun ownership for years then it is generally a bad thing to take them away. On the other hand, it would be bad for a no gun ownership country to suddenly allow guns. It all depends on the history and culture around guns that the country in question has. As such, I think it's a generally acceptable idea in the US (if only to not give criminals the upper hand suddenly!), but not in Europe.