I agree with your sentiments that this is an issue of the hearts and minds of individuals who lack compassion, are corrupted, or are misguided. Making the majority of gun owners, who are law abiding citizens, hand their weapons over is a great way to diminish their loyalty to your governance. If you take countries besides America for instance, you will see in the UK there is a huge issue with knife violence. As a result they are trying to instill knife bans... How ridiculous is that? With the advent of the internet, it is too easy for someone to get a burner phone and go to a starbucks and research how to put together a bomb made from house hold products and then ditch the phone after noting their findings. The problem is not that these weapons exist. The problem is that we are not responsible enough for their use. The individuals who are experienced should push to educate and build a culture around firearms similar to martial arts practices. Making it paramount to hold these means for violence in reserve, and use them only when absolutely necessary. I would love to hear any feedback from anyone else on this topic.
RE: Some thoughts on weapons(and legality) and self defense.