[cr33pyguy]

Well banning firearms just disarms the good guys because the bad guys get their guns illegally anyways. So you can't use how many people have firearms to how many school shootings there are.

By no means should firearms be banned - just have a proper screening for anybody buying them, introduce a firearms licence or something. That's how it's where I am from, you have to get a licence to bear arms, including a really quick shooting test and a psychological screening (I think). And we still have 36.something firearms per 100 people (sure, under half of that in US, but still high on world average) Most people use their firearms for hunting and/or shooting range practising/hobbies. And that's (I think) why we have a lower amount of homicides with firearms.

Also, are there any statistics as to how many shooters (who commit homicide) get their arms illegally?