I think the effectiveness of any gun control measures in the US will be determined by what any legislation is trying to stop. Is it these (relatively?) rare inc

I think the effectiveness of any gun control measures in the US will be determined by what any legislation is trying to stop. Is it these (relatively?) rare incidents of mass murder, is it gun violence related to drugs/gangs/poverty, is it trying to stop accidental deaths involving children and unsecured firearms, or is it trying to stop domestic violence related deaths? From the perspective of someone who enjoys target/trap shooting a handful of times a year, the hysteria in the media about "high powered military grade automatic AR-15's" seems to be pushing gun owners away from a reasonable middle ground (perhaps a registry of guns to reduce domestic violence and mental illness related deaths or make it easier to track straw buyers fueling gang related violence?). Personally I think the failure to act on this is just another example of how broken the political system is - both sides yell at each other, the media routinely reports half truths, and the middle ground of common sense that most people seem to have is lost in the "debate".