The occurs to me, again, that if the powers that be would put one-tenth as much effort into identifying and incarcerating bad guys as they do in limiting the ability of law-abiding citizens to own and carry a firearm the results would be much more impressive. IMHO, we have long since reached and passed the point of diminishing returns when it comes to protecting society from the dangers of guns.
When resources are limited it makes perfect sense to use them in a more directed manner. That does not include passing law after law aimed at guns, not the people who use them.
I know I'm preaching to the choir here.
“would put one-tenth as much effort into identifying and incarcerating bad guys as they do in limiting the ability of law-abiding citizens to own and carry a firearm”
The wording of your statement presupposes that the intent of lawmakers is to control bad guys. It is not.