Guns eh, emotional topic for some. My opinion only
First up I don't think America's laws would do well here now at all, with the current ice and suicide epidemic we have.
You can all work out why on that pretty easily, but suicide by gun a lot easier when depressed than any other method, split second decision, tragic. Ice, well anyone who has seen a seemingly normal person deteriorate so quick and have episodes on ice will know that could end badly.
I don't mind today's system, I have shot on properties out Coonabarabran way in the past, access to a property close by where rabbits and foxes are targeted. My mates have licences and guns legally and do the right thing and I believe their right to do so, it is shit easy, as mentioned before, to get into it if you are a cleanskin.
Crims will be crims and do what they want and get or steal what they want, police do their job and take care of that, will never be 100% but it's not that bad in OZ.
Many years ago as a kid I remember the old man had a 22, and sawn off shotty for a while in his bedroom wardrobe, I used to sneak in and suss them out. He was heavily involved in cycling and the shotty was the start gun lol, think the 22 was passed down.
Maybe what we have could be better, but I think we have it pretty much better than most countries.
And growing up with slug guns was pretty awesome.
Cheers
Muz