Unfortunately the evidence is clear: you can't reason with people who are trapped by their irrational beliefs. There is precisely zero possibility of any sane reform of the USA's insane gun laws, because there will always be a vocal minority, often those who have a vested interest in keeping the madness going, to scream and shout and stomp their feet whenever anyone suggests even the mildest form of gun control. And given that mild forms of gun control are totally pointless because only banning guns actually works, this means that it's totally pointless to attempt reform by stages. But when so many very stupid people keep having their little temper-tantrums whenever anyone proposes taking their virility-substitutes out of their flabby hands, this guarantees the USA will continue to see 35,000+ gun deaths per year, and an even higher number of gun-related injuries. Every fat white guy imagines himself to be Squint Eastward provided he can stuff his porky finger through the trigger guard of a semi-automatic weapon. The rot is everywhere in US culture, most especially in the flaccid productions of Hollywood where guns appear even in shows & movies aimed at children. So it's endemic, just like obesity-related cancer.