Guns & the Brits

Can a pro-gun American justify their nation's gun laws to a Brit who believes that a gun-less society is safer?

https://www.quora.com/Can-a-pro-gun-American-justify-their-nations-gun-laws-to-a-Brit-who-believes-that-a-gun-less-society-is-safer/answer/Keith-Shannon-2?share=edb6aac3&srid=JxX4