text: Marc Soules, Guns don't kill people, people kill people.  There are more guns in the US, but fewer people own guns because, on average, each gun owner has more guns.  That's why gun homicide rates are lower.  The Second Amendment isn't going to be repealed, but it grants the right to own guns only to those who are members of "a well regulated Militia"  -- members of the Army, Navy, or Air Force.  For everyone else, gun ownership is a privilege that can be strictly regulated.  It's interesting that you mentioned Sandy Hook.  In the US there is an average of one mass shooting every week.  It has been 20 years since Australia enacted its strong gun control law, and since then there has been no mass shooting in that country.