I'm gonna be the guy to be completely oblivious as to why more gun controls are a bad idea...
If you have zero guns, controlling guns has a chance to work. If a country is literally full to the brim with guns, gun control only stops the innocent from getting guns. Obviously the issue is FAR more complicated than this, but it is a big difference between the cultures and current state of our two countries.
Agreed, more innocent people need the tools to be able to murder other people!
~Just think of all the students that have been saved by there ability to arm themselves during the bi-annual school shooting events held all over the US, without the students having guns so many more people would have died...
Actually, that's right to the point. Mass shooters pick a target they know won't be armed, such as a school. Schools, colleges, and universities (as well as all government facilities, etc.) have traditionally been "gun free zones" here, so the shooter knows they can rampage a bit before anyone will arrive with the ability to return fire.
Also, our Constitution's 2nd Amendment acknowledges the right of the people to bear arms, not for sport or for personal protection, but in order to protect against a tyrannical government. Without the strength of arms to back them up, all the other rights mentioned in that document would be so much ink on paper.