>”and really dried up the supply, sure, you might still be able to buy an assault rifle from the criminal underworld.” Might still? It would kick the undergrou

>”and really dried up the supply, sure, you might still be able to buy an assault rifle from the criminal underworld.” Might still? It would kick the underground firearm economy into overdrive. It’s also the case that the United States has a mind boggling amount of guns, more than any forced confiscation program could hope to put a noticeable dent into. “I lost my gun in a boating accident” is already a meme in gun culture. The black market would be well supplied.