80 million Americans own 250 million guns. The risk of a child drowning in a swimming pool is 100 times greater than the risk of dying from a firearm-related accident. In Los Angeles, for example, where the waiting period is two weeks, there has been no decrease in the homicide rate since the law's inception. The same is true of other cities, as well. Gun registration does not deter crime.
Most killers are repeat offenders.
The availability of guns is not really the issue, any more than the number of knives in my kitchen drawer has tempted me to kill. According to a recent study by Milwaukee County Medical Examiner Jeffrey Jentzen, half of Milwaukee County's 1990 murder victims aged 15 to 50 were drunk at the time of their death. Another 26 percent had cocaine in their systems. Waiting periods as a means of controlling crime are unnecessary and illogical. No Free man shall ever be debarred the use of arms.