I share your dismal point of view (I live in the state of Washington), but in honesty I think it fair to point out that various restrictions on the 2nd Amendment have been forestalled by massive and concerted uproar from the NRA and Gun Owners of America. And only a small portion of gun owners participate, which is a limitation on how effective this is. I think the public resistance needs to become as open and widespread as the protests in Canada and Europe...but I'm not holding my breath. The evidence is that even such a level of protest is largely impotent.
I share your dismal point of view (I live in the state of Washington), but in honesty I think it fair to point out that various restrictions on the 2nd Amendment have been forestalled by massive and concerted uproar from the NRA and Gun Owners of America. And only a small portion of gun owners participate, which is a limitation on how effective this is. I think the public resistance needs to become as open and widespread as the protests in Canada and Europe...but I'm not holding my breath. The evidence is that even such a level of protest is largely impotent.