[HillaryBriss]

The comparison to Australia is an interesting one. Another interesting comparison is to Mexico, where federal law bans gun ownership for average citizens.

http://tijuana.usconsulate.gov/tijuana/warning.html

It doesn't seem like they've been able to keep a lid on them in that country though.

Personally, I'm not against new, strict gun control laws. As far as I'm concerned, they could require a twelve year waiting period to buy a water pistol. I don't care.

But, what surprises me is that people believe, after witnessing the US's long term attempt to control drugs, that it would actually be able to control guns.

It just does not seem plausible to me.

What am I missing here? How could stricter gun control laws be successfully enforced in the US? Wouldn't people defy the laws and obtain guns just like they do illegal drugs?