if the United States ban guns like so many people say we should, they'll all just go away right?

No total gun ban could succeed in the US, and in fact that's not what's being proposed on either the state or federal level. Work toward uniform gun regulations is focused on criminal background checks, control of automatic fire devices, high capacity magazines, and temporary confiscation of weapons from at risk individuals under "red flag" laws.

As far as getting weapons off the street, voluntary buy back programs are one strategy that can work if done right. When strict gun control laws went into effect in Australia in 1996, a nationwide buy back collected nearly 700,000 guns by 1997.

Yours is the only country which legally allows weapons in hands of citizens which can challenge law enforcement or even the armed forces ..why are such weapons required by individuals..this is no longer the wild west ..you have armed police n world's biggest armed forces ...selling guns is a big ticket business ,citizens lives are being compromised...remove automatics ,remove high calibre guns,control weapons with better verification...you should be safer country ..why is america the only country which has regular mass shootings not by terrorists but by whackos....speak up save your future generations..

That's not what people are saying.

Read @GuiltyBiStander's reply.

A supermajority of citizens value life over guns. They'd rather have their siblings, cousins, children, grandchildren alive, rather than killed by people using guns made for hunting people, not food-yielding animal prey.

given past performance it will just create a shadow market and organized crime will be the big winners.

I would doubt most owners would surrender them.

the only fix is to punish people that use them wrongly with stiff penalties

but then, nobody wants a prison in their back yard

Of course not, there are too many guns in the US already. Even if guns were banned tomorrow it would be years before the existing guns would be out of circulation. But that doesn't mean it's not worth doing.

Well, if not exactly "going away", it does seem to make it a lot more difficult to get hold of one in every other country in the world that bans handguns.

And by a happy coincidence, gun violence drops by about 95% and school shootings drop to 0.

Firearms Act 1996 (NSW) and Weapons Prohibition Act 1998 (NSW)

Common Firearm Offences
Unauthorised possession or use of firearms
Carrying or using a firearm without a valid licence or permit is a criminal offence.

Possession of unregistered firearms
Even if licensed, you must ensure the firearm itself is registered.

Failure to store firearms safely
Guns must be stored securely. Breaches can result in fines or criminal charges.

Prohibited modifications or alterations
Modifying a firearm to increase its firepower or disguise it can lead to additional charges.

Use of firearms in a dangerous or reckless manner
Discharging firearms in public or during altercations is heavily penalised.

Penalties: 5 to 14 years imprisonment

The National Firearms Agreement (NFA), also sometimes called the National Agreement on Firearms, the National Firearms Agreement and Buyback Program, or the Nationwide Agreement on Firearms

They would have to buy back the guns, and then enact laws saying anyone caught with a gun gets 20 years in prison. They could also offer money for people to turn others in who have guns.

Of course not. But, over time, the availability of them would decrees. It would not make a difference on day one, nor in the first year. No one is claiming it will except for people using it as a strawman argument.

Almost impossible to ban them unless they figure out how to change the bill of rights

Again we need to focus & fix the why people choose to kill/assanate not the means

I dont think people that already own them will get rid of them.

No, but people would be jailed for offending someone.

Ikr? “When guns are outlawed only outlaws will have guns”