The problem is not the guns, guns don't shoot people, people shoot people. Most Americans want the gun laws on the books now to just be enforced. New laws only take more rights and freedoms from the people who are already law-biding citizens. By adding new restrictions to owning guns does not stop crazy people bend on hurting other people.
Say the next time people get hurt by baseball bat swingers, should we ban all baseball bats so no one gets beat with one again. Not hardly.
This post began with the quote "Americans Want Stricter Gun Laws, Still Oppose Bans," this gets me mad more than anything else. Which American's decided this? It was through a poll. Who was polled? Usually polls target a certain number of people, 100-300 and certain like minded people which pick from a list of choices usually leaning in a certain direction to get the desired results. So to say American's, like the outcome mean't all American's is a false statement. Most Americans want safer streets and laws already on the books to be enforced. I don't want my personal freedoms to be picked over and changed by people who have no understanding about the fact that any weapon could be used and any freedom removed does not make the public any safer from bad people.
Taking away guns or banning guns, only serves the interests of the bad folks intending to harm others. Because they will always have some sort of weapon and the people will have nothing to defend themselves with. And should things ever get worse in government or from say another great depression, folks would be at the mercy of anyone wishing to have what they own or their very lives, and have no means to protect themselves from any danger.
I live in an area where hunting is a loved sport and a necessity. I think we have to look beyond and try to become better people and try to bring the country and the world back to a gentler time when people cared about their neighbors and helped out each other and looked out for each other. A time when looking the other way did not happen, and people stopped and helped, instead of turning a blind eye to what is happening. And reported trouble before people suffered at the hands of others. A God-fearing nation and world. That is what can turn the corner from evil doers. More government controls are not the answer, in a free country.