Is the internet a greater threat to the American people than their gun laws?
Alex Salmond said: “The gun laws are the bigger threat in America … It’s a question of the opportunity to commit carnage and I think that opportunity is there if the gun laws are lax.” David McLetchie said: “There are more guns than people in circulation in the United States and their record on gun control in recent years has been quite abysmal and it’s something that I think has to be addressed quite seriously in that country. So far as the internet is concerned, I do think we have to have a look at how sites are policed … but I’m not generally in favour of censorship.” Jim Wallace said: “I think the guns are the greater danger. You can get information on the internet, but in fact it’s actually having the mechanism, the guns, to deliver the damage, which is the real danger … Let’s not forget the power of good for the internet … we actually can get truth into some countries where governments would otherwise try to suppress truth and information, and therefore the internet can b
