“Criminals have far more access to guns today than in the history of this country,..”
Liar. Before the 1968 gun Control Law you could go into just about any hardware store, gas station, clothing store, grocery store, lay down your money and walk away with a handgun. No feds involved, very few state laws, no paperwork. Even across state lines in most cases.
I bought my first handgun in California. Paid cash but had to wait two days to pick it up. No feds, no paperwork. In other states just walk in and lay down the money, get a firearm.
There was also much less crime in those days.
I was 7 yrs old when I bought my first firearm, a Marlin Model 80 bolt .22 rifle. That was 1964 in Orange County, California. I wa;lked into the corner store with my Dad. Put down my $35 and walked out with it. No questions asked.