Last time I spoke to someone about this the term used was gun violence, - I'm not sure if that was intended to include accidents or not, but for my purposes it does.
And of course this is primarily aimed at Americans, so the first thing to get out of the way is the notion that only Americans can make suggestions and voice opinions on the subject - that is nothing more than a childish attempt at an unjustified adhominem silencer, no better than sticking your fingers in your ears and saying "la la la" when someone says something you don't like. So, anyone suggesting such a thing must go straight to the children's table, and is forbidden from taking part in adult discussions.
I am going to present to you the two most obvious and most effective methods for reducing gun voilence:
1. Get rid of the guns...
A fairly obvious one, - no guns = no gun violence.
Anyone arguing that they want to keep their guns (or the ability to own them) is basically saying that guns matter more to them than the lives of all the children who will be killed as a result of gun ownership during their lifetime. I don't know about you, but that strikes me as getting your priorities in very much the wrong order.
To those who might be tempted to say that they have a "right" to own a gun, I say go to the children's table.
To say that you have a "right" does not establish that it is a good "right" and worthy of preserving, to say nothing of the actual wording of your constitution.
2. The Swiss model
There are some parallels here allready, your constitution gives you the right to bear arms as part of an organised militia, and in Switzerland it is a requirement for men (ok, a bit sexist, but stick with it...) between 18 and 34 to keep a gun as part of the people's militia.
What they don't have however is amunition.
It is possible for private individuals to obtain a licence to have a gun and amunition for hunting/sport, but they are a relatively small number compared to the militia, and it is illegal to carry a gun on the street.
Even in Switzerland greater gun control is being actively considered, as Switzerland has a higher rate of gun deaths than anywhere else in Europe (except Finland), so this is clearly the less effective option.
