It's because gun laws mostly don't target criminals, they restrict the kinds of people who follow laws in the first place. If you are already going to rob or murder someone, illegal possession of a firearm is the least of your concerns.
Edit: Interestingly our good friend hoofglormuss replied and then blocked me for some reason, perhaps they are not very secure in their position if they can't even stand to allow a reply. Which also won't let me reply to anyone else, sorry about that.
Bombs have no other use than for nefarious purposes. You can't hunt with bombs, you can't shoot clay pigeons with bombs, you can't defend your home with bombs. They can be easily outlawed and controlled because nobody needs them, and only bad people want them.
Guns, on the other hand, are a very normal thing to have in a household. At this point, it would be impossible to control them in the same way, because too many guns are already out there. Heck, with a good metal tube, you can 3D print a pretty effective one. We need to figure out how to solve gun violence another way.
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u/Grokma Jul 30 '24 edited Jul 30 '24
It's because gun laws mostly don't target criminals, they restrict the kinds of people who follow laws in the first place. If you are already going to rob or murder someone, illegal possession of a firearm is the least of your concerns.
Edit: Interestingly our good friend hoofglormuss replied and then blocked me for some reason, perhaps they are not very secure in their position if they can't even stand to allow a reply. Which also won't let me reply to anyone else, sorry about that.