Comment Re:And yet... (Score 1) 2987
Yes, purpose-made explosives are controlled, but are you aware that lots of other things can be mixed up to produce explosions and fires? Let's see how far you get with strict controls on gasoline, flour, and common cleaning chemicals. About the Chinese knife rampage, it was already stated that China never allowed the peasants to own firearms. Nobody's going to be able to stick the genie back in the bottle in the US without provoking a war. The rules for firearms ownership in the UK and US used to be much the same. We saw how the average UK resident's rights got whittled away bit by bit over the course of the 20th century. That's why Americans tend to be touchy about infringements.