51.   In Congress, Torricelli wrote a law that forbids those charged with domestic violence or child abuse to own guns.

52.   In Britain, a person who wants to own a gun must apply to the police for a certificate, which has to be renewed every five years.

53.   In Scotland, few people own guns.

54.   Instead, the candidates vied to sound the most zealous to protect the right to own guns and promoted their own firearms bona fides.

55.   Ironically, two of the most ardent defenders of the right to bear arms do not own any guns.

56.   Lightfoot scoffed at the idea that hardened criminals would petition the federal government for permission to own guns.

57.   McVeigh had owned guns at Fort Riley for a long time, but had not been allowed to keep them in the barracks.

58.   Much more controversially, all must submit detailed information on their weapons and their reasons for owning a gun to a new national firearms agency.

59.   Nearly one in five said they belonged to the National Rifle Association, and over half said they or someone in their house owned a gun.

60.   Most of the people in towns own guns anyway, regardless of the ordinance, he said.