"I also think that most convicted felons who are going to repeat a violent offense could easily get a gun illegally."

When I worked in the Probation Department of Madison County, NY, one could go into Syracuse and buy really NICE quality pistols & revolvers from black market dealers on the streets for HALF what the same gun would cost you in a gun shop! Now, they may have been used in previous crimes, or stolen, but they were available to any thug who knew who to contact.....

ONLY the law abiding abide by the law! For some reason this little bit of logic seems to escape the anti-gun folks!