| It used to be that only true firearms and the laws | | | | There are multitudes of rationales that one can |
| surrounding them came under scrutiny when | | | | make in favor of the banning of firearms both |
| someone used one to commit an act of atrocity. | | | | deadly and non deadly force. Those who support |
| More recently however the likes of pellet guns, air | | | | such actions against firearms often site the |
| rifles and bb guns have come under fire as those | | | | success other countries have had with their |
| without access to true firearms have selected | | | | banishment of guns. They will also cite that those |
| these things as alternative weaponry. Many now | | | | same countries have much lower crime rates as |
| call into question not just the legitimacy of pellet | | | | well as crime to fatality ratios. Though these |
| guns and their air based cousins but are unsure of | | | | examples as well as many others they may |
| whether or not the public should be allow to own | | | | make all make convincing arguments I think |
| such things. | | | | perhaps that they may be missing several points. |