But is significantly reducing them good enough for the families affected by the crime that are still committed. While it may be true that an island nation like Australia can enact those laws and through border control make them work to a degree but that will not happen everywhere else. With what seems like open border here in America gun control laws only effect law abiding citizens and have no effect on criminals. Maybe we should just try arming everyone and see how that works. If you were intent on robbing someone at gun point and you saw everyone wearing a gun on their belt would you attempt to rob one of them or would you find someone not wearing a gun to rob? If you were plannig a bank robbery would you choose a bink where all the customers were armed or would you try to rob it after hours when no one is there? This will not stop all crimes but I think it would reduce it dramatically. Crime has been reduced in states where concealed carry is allowed so I think maybe it would reduce even further with open carry allowances.