Gun control became America’s favorite political magic trick in the 1960s. Politicians discovered they could pass one restriction after another and promise that crime would magically disappear.
First, they shut down mail-order firearm sales. Then came dealer restrictions, endless regulations, background checks, waiting periods, registration proposals, and eventually the modern miracle cure known as the “red flag” law.
The sales pitch never changed. “Just give us this one more law.” Then crime would fall.
When crime didn’t fall, the solution was obvious: pass another law. And another. And another.
Apparently, criminals were expected to become deeply committed to following regulations. Unfortunately for the planners, criminals failed to cooperate with the program.
They stole guns. Bought guns illegally. Smuggled guns. Borrowed guns. Carried guns anyway.
Meanwhile, the law-abiding citizen was rewarded with long forms, fees, waiting periods, government databases, and enough regulations to choke a horse.
Even worse, many Americans became so misinformed that they began believing firearm ownership itself was illegal unless government bureaucrats graciously allowed it to special people.
After decades of promises, the results are impossible to miss. The criminals are still armed. The gangs are still armed. The drug dealers are still armed. The career felons are still armed.
However the honest citizen is put through an unconstitutionalbureaucratic Hell. Gun control provided the Criminal with more protection, ensuring that more of their victims would be unarmed. That, apparently, is what passes for success in the world of gun control.
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