The point of gun control isn't to keep the guns from the hands of real criminals (much less gangs), it's to keep guns from the average not-really-law-abiding citizen, who gets drunk and shoots his ex-wife, or leaves his gun accessible to his kids (hello school shootings) or just gets mad at his boss (just happened around here, the guy had a hunting rifle).
Whether that justifies preventing people from arming themselves for self-defense is arguable, of course.
Are you saying that because there are idiots who drink and drive, all cars should be banned. But if there end up being criminals with cars that get away from the police on bikes... then it is somehow alright because it was never a goal to stop them in the first place?
I guess I feel even more strongly against letting a dumb law enforcement agency dictate what infosec is ok to have on my systems, thank you very much!
[Edit] Ok, I can see my argument was kind of dumb, comparing regulation with outright banning.
Nonsense. A general restriction is not the same as declaring everyone guilty. Am I being declared guilty until proven innocent by not being allowed to own military weaponry? Nuclear weapons? Biological agents?
This doesn't mean the restrictions are OK in this case; as I wrote, it's arguable*
I guess it's a great thing we have the Second Amendment and associated judicial proceedings.
Whatever makes you happy. Not being from the US, my interest is purely academic. Our constitution has no such provision, and the population is under no urge to add it.
The point of gun control is to score points with some parts of the population while disarming the rest--anything else is just grandstanding used to justify the act.
Whether that justifies preventing people from arming themselves for self-defense is arguable, of course.