But that's not what the numbers say, Spehss_.
And yes, gun control won't stop all gun crimes, but it'll make them happen less all the same, and that's a good thing.
And the next time a huge spree shooting happens? What will be the solution? It's easy to argue "more gun control". Considering how so far this argument is pushed almost EVERY time some big spree shooting happens, and how there have been regular legislation passed to attempt at "gun control" in the past, logically I think that in the future, every single time an isolated incident of a spree shooting occurs, the solution is more restrictions.
But then what about the spree shooting after that? If the criminals REALLY plan out the shooting then it's not like they'd stop just because of legal gun control. Must need more restrictions. Process repeats. It seems too easy to just completely restrict the rights of citizens like that.
I'm reading about things going on in Europe where people can't even defend themselves or their property without getting some sort of charge for injuring the criminal. Charges for "excessive force" because by protecting themselves, a criminal got hurt "too much" or died. I don't want to see the US get into some situation like that. I don't want to feel powerless or unsafe or unable to even defend myself in a situation where maybe I can't think "am I hurting this criminal too much" before acting.
I'm not even a gun nut. I've never seriously shot a gun in my life. Ignoring that, I already feel really powerless in my life. Seeing in the news all these modern movements restricting speech because of "hate speech" or gun control because "think of those poor kids that got shot by one guy out of millions of nonviolent gun owners" makes me feel even more powerless and helpless in society.