The success rate of law enforcement shouldn't be a determining factor on whether something should be illegal. I've never heard anyone say "everyone speeds, why

The success rate of law enforcement shouldn't be a determining factor on whether something should be illegal. I've never heard anyone say "everyone speeds, why is it illegal" or "cocaine is easy to get, why is it illegal" As to crimimals and gun, at least for mass shooters - 77% of mass shooters obtained their guns legally [1] As to the effectiveness of a ban- In 1996 there was a school shooting in Dunbane (uk) that led to 16 deaths. Stricter laws were enacted next year Most handguns were made illegal in 1997. Later "According to data compiled by the University of Sydney’s GunPolicy.org, the U.K.’s annual rate of gun deaths per 100,000 people was 0.2 in 2015, versus the United States’ rate of 12.09."[2] Maybe it would take longer here, maybe it wouldn't be as effective but we know laws don't stop 100% of the crime but it helps [1] https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.nytimes.com/2022/05/16/us/politics/legal-gun-purchase-mass-shooting.amp.html https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.nytimes.com/2022/05/16/us/p... [2]https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/how-1996-dunblane-massacre-pushed-uk-enact-stricter-gun-laws-180977221/ https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/how-1996-dunblane-mas...