Originally Posted by piston_broke

We got rid of guns after we realised they created far more harm than good. And paedophiles (note the spelling, illiterati, please) are not hiding behind every bush trying to get your children, criminals aren't trying to smash your house in. You're stuck in a culture of fear. Incidentally, I think it ironic that Charlton Heston can now have a gun pried from his cold, dead hands...