...Guns are just the most convenient way of killing somebody. I'm sure they'd turn to the kitchen knives if they didn't have a handy firearm around. And I dunno about you, but I'd rather take a cap to the head than a knife... anywhere.

Think about it. There are only so many restrictions you can put on weapons before it stops doing any good. It's called the law of diminishing returns.

Read about how many crimes in medieval England were punishable by death. It didn't do shit for stopping crime.