The guns are already here. Policies won't change that, and no gun owner is going to give them up willingly. Generally, they're a very aggressive bunch when it comes to that sort of subject. I look at it from an outside perspective, as I do not yet own a firearm- but probably will one day.

At this point the whole argument seems trivial and silly when it come to enforcing things that don't "go bad" and have ammunition with a very long shelf-life.

You could dramatically reduce the sale of them, you could limit who can buy them, and you can make it illegal for certain people (such as those with diagnosed mental problems) from owning them due to the danger they may pose to others, but the problem remains the same. There are already guns here, lots of them, and they won't magically go away. People who feel a need for them can still find a way to get them.

So from my perspective heavy gun control will do little to stop the problem, and probably just make matters worse as people support a black market over the legal means.

Personally, I think moving forward the only way to make it fair is to make regions- cities or towns "Gun-free" zones. If someone chooses to live there, they are not allowed to own a firearm without very specific reasons. If they already own a registered fire arm, maybe just grandfather those things out over time.

Example: "My dad had a gun and kept it in the house, but I decided to live in the town after he died, so I had to give it up/keep it at the police station until I showed up with my hunting permit for deer season."

It would have to be done community by community, and not by state. People want guns, there is a demand for it, and fighting that tide is stupidity. I say just make it a community decision, and then enforce it over a longer period of time.