I will try and be very polite but respectfully, you know nothing of the True American Gun culture. The fact is There are Millions of Guns here that sit quietly locked up and only come out for target practice, hunting season, or self defense. Less than 1% of the guns are used to commit crimes and as far as deaths go, automobiles,and doctors kill more people every year than guns do. Guns are just a tool so put the blame where it belongs on the criminal. I am older than you and we used to take our guns to school with us so we could hunt for food on the way home and Nobody ever got shot because our parents taught us the respect of guns and right from wrong. Now we live in a dangerous world where more women like in europe are being raped by Muslim immigrants , so here the women are training and arming themselves because the Police are minutes away when seconds count so we are fighting back against crime. Our Right to keep and bear arms came about because England tried to come here to the "Colonies" and take our guns away, over tax us and then shot innocent people who protested. Fast forward to WW2 where the Japanese wanted to invade the USA but realized there would be a rifle behind every blade of grass and just us having guns deterred them. You have apparently been misinformed by the Propaganda of the Media and Anti-gun people who want Control of the people by disarming them and that has led to millions being exterminated who were sheep led to slaughter in Russia , Germany, China,Korea, and Africa.I disagree with it "being a relic from the past" because the world has grown More Dangerous because of Crime and terrorists and drug gangs and World leaders who want to destroy our way of life. You should Thank gun owners in the US who sent Guns to Great Britain in WW2 so your people could fight the Germans or you would probably be speaking German now if it had Not been for US ! I am ex-military, ex LEO, And a champion target shooter, I own over 100 guns and I have never killed anyone and neither has my guns, but I have stopped criminals as well as saved the life of a woman who was being charged by a grizzly bear in Alaska. We all Hate the fact that criminals use guns to kill innocent people but they also use knives, clubs, explosives, vehicles etc. But at least people with guns can Defend themselves because the police are just gonna investigate after the fact after you get killed.