I just read a study done by Messrs. Pinizzotto, Davis, and Miller, 3 FBI members, titled "A Study of Felonious Assaults on Our Nation's Law Enforcement Officers". Now, this study only dealt with criminals who used guns against police officers. But I believe it's safe to generalize the results to non-LEO victims, where the consequences of armed action are probably much less negative for the perpetrator. The entire transcript is well over 100 pages, but three separate quotes summarize the study's conclusions about gun laws:
1) "...the federal government has passed many laws to restrict and limit firearms purchases. The offenders in this research, however, stated that none of these laws or [sic] statutes deterred them." Duh, they're criminals. The laws are de facto ignored. That's the nature of the beast.
2) "33 offenders used handguns: 32 were obtained illegally..." So legal restrictions were useless in 99% of the cases. Well, duh, they're criminals, again.
3) "None of the gang members (13) in the study obtained their guns legally." So restrictions only impact the legal gun-owners; not the criminal perpetrators.
In short: Criminals get their guns illegally. Arguing legalities is a waste of time and money.
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