My guess is a very large percentage of those seeking a new firearm will NOT pass the background checks. We can expect a gun theft increase now.
Well, maybe... but I think that a lot of good, decent people WILL re-think their former positions against firearms, and realize that they DO have a right to protect themselves (in this case, against the feral elements in their own communities), and that they’ve been lied to and victimized by a single political party for decades.
This can only be a good thing for Second Amendment advocation folks.
Every human being has a basic Human, Civil, and (in this country) Constitutional right to protect their own life and that of their family, no matter what color you are - Because Assholes come in ALL colors. And sometimes those assholes wear badges and have the authority of “Der Staat” behind them.
And when faced with the possibility of lethal injury from one of these assholes, every decent, law-abiding Citizen has the right to respond with lethal force to STOP that from occurring.
There’s good people in those communities, who maybe can’t leave due to economic reasons; they don’t deserve to be murdered or assaulted or raped.
To your point of theft, though... yes, sadly. That’s NEVER going to stop. There’s always going to be that element amongst us.
But when decent folk of any color have had enough, and realize that they ARE able to respond and do not HAVE to be victims, that’s pretty damned empowering... and it’s a beautiful thing to see happening.