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Without the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act (PLCAA), the hysterical ninnies, aka democrats, would sue the manufacturers out of business. What you suggest is an alternative to the democrat goal of confiscation. The U.S. would no longer produce civilian firearms and the ninnies soon would pass another law that prohibits importation of civilian firearms.

From my perspective, this nation is making great progress in reducing crime. Enabling hysterical ninnies in their quest to disarm the peaceable, lawful citizens is far from rational management. At the end of all this nonsense, 120 million armed citizens would be so enraged as to trigger a bloody revolution. Firearms owners have heard all the arguments repeatedly. Their minds aren’t likely to change.

Regardless of what federal government laws are enacted, most of the 120 million owners will ignore them because they brazenly violate the 2nd Amendment. Recall the 2nd Amendment forbids infringement by the federal government and the Supreme Court extended it to the states.

The National Firearms Act of 1934 (NFA) and the Gun Control Act of 1968 (GCA) already stand as testament to our federal government's willingness to trample on human rights affirmed by the Constitution. Additional trampling will alienate this colossal population and make them more willing to ignore other laws they don't believe in. It's a recipe for revolution.

Fact is in 2018 gun homicides declined seven percent, firearm injuries declined 10 percent, fatal child shootings (under 18) declined 12 percent and unintentional shootings plummeted 21 percent. Since 1991, the murder rate has fallen by 45 percent and the overall violent crime rate has fallen by 48 percent. Since 1999, the statistical probability of a student being killed in school, on any given day by a gun has been one in 614 million. Your odds of winning the lottery are 1 in 300 million. The chances of your child being kidnapped are about one in 300,000.

It's important to remember that half the nation's murders occur in only 63 counties while the other half are spread across the other 3,081 counties. Said another way, 15 percent had one murder and 54 percent of the nation’s counties had no murders at all. The correct path for our federal and state governments is to declare victory and simply watch the crime rates decline. Fortunately, controlling what people own isn't up to you.