When you tell people universal background checks a.) effectively require a registry for enforcement, and b.) don't work at all [0], their opinions tend to change. The not-working part is a feature of every "common sense" gun control measure, especially if we're talking about specific mass shootings.
If we actually want to curb gun-related deaths, start with the war on drugs and reforming urban culture — but that's hard and risky for politicians, so instead they choose to go after legal owners.
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When you tell people universal background checks a.) effectively require a registry for enforcement, and b.) don't work at all [0], their opinions tend to change. The not-working part is a feature of every "common sense" gun control measure, especially if we're talking about specific mass shootings.
If we actually want to curb gun-related deaths, start with the war on drugs and reforming urban culture — but that's hard and risky for politicians, so instead they choose to go after legal owners.
[0] https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S10472...!