Terrorists can come into this country and buy an AK47?

[Preechr]

Probably not much of one...

However, whether or not someone has a criminal record has no real bearing on their capability to commit a huge crime. Whether or not a criminal has a gun has no bearing on his willingness to commit a crime. There just is no test that could practically predict whether any particular gun will someday be used for criminal purposes.

The only option you have is to ban and confiscate every gun in the world and use them to shoot anyone with enough knowledge or sense to make one, which isn't very realistic. Anything short of that is a half-measure. Generally, any regulations that affect the legal purchase of a gun do nothing to hinder someone from obtaining one illegally or by stealing it. The people most affected by gun laws are those that wish to buy a gun to protect themselves from criminals. That seems a bit backward.

I got a .38 in an hour, though, so I don't figure the laws are all that strict.