"lax gun laws?"......You do KNOW what the laws are around schools here in the USA don't you? NO GUNS ALLOWED.....by the GOOD guys, at least.
Disarming the law abiding is indeed part of the plan. My old Junior High science teacher would be rolling in his grave. He used to bring a Garand in as part of the hunter safety class he taught over the lunch hour. And that was in San Luis Obispo, People's Republic of Kalifornia. Of course Ronnie was the Governor then and things were a bit different.