[JimBlackwood]

While I mostly agree with you, but knives exist and Europe has a huge knife problem. Carrying knives is becoming common under teenagers.

[ajross]

> Europe has a huge knife problem

No, it doesn't, not in the context we're talking about. A quick Google says per capita knife deaths in the UK are 4.9/Mpop, gun deaths in the US are one hundred thirty seven per million.

Europe should absolutely solve the "knife problem", sure. But even eliminating it entirely would equate to like a 3% reduction in US deaths. Arguing, as you seem to be, that the US should do nothing because Europe has a comparatively tiny problem seems poorly grounded.

[wredcoll]

As has been said repeatedly, lots of countries have various amount of violence depending on a wide variety of factors.

Widespread gun ownership invariably makes the problem much, much, worse.

[odo1242]

When compared to guns (everything is relative), it's really hard to kill people with a knife and easier to defend against.