If the gun control people were to make this their foundational argument/prevention goal, I would be way more inclined to consider their suggestions. As it stan

If the gun control people were to make this their foundational argument/prevention goal, I would be way more inclined to consider their suggestions. As it stands, they're burning all their political capital on trying to ban high capacity semiautomatic rifles. Even if they were to succeed, which they won't*, it wouldn't even dent gun deaths in the US. I really can't wrap my head around why that is the basis of the gun control platform. It makes every point they make seem manipulative and disingenuous. What are their goals? I can hardly think of any without looking toward borderline conspiracies, which I refuse to do. Are you* gonna sign up for confiscation detail? I bet the SWAT guys aren't.