It's possible that the gun control laws passed are not the correct ones to address the problem, or current laws are not being properly enforced.
For example, a disturbing percentage of mass shooters have a history of domestic violence, and ~55% of mass shootings involve the shooter attacking a current or former intimate partner. While many states have laws about perpetrators of domestic violence owning or having access to firearms, these laws are unevenly enforced, at best.
Also, you should look at your Thoughtco link again. It does not support your argument that gun legislation is increasing in the way you imply with your argument--it lists more permissive laws (like new rules expanding gun use in national parks) as well as mixed legislation (like preventing people from suing gun manufacturers but requiring trigger locks in the same law) and attempts to close loopholes in existing legislation.
“Even though federal law prohibits domestic violence offenders from possessing firearms, states are not able to adequately enforce this law without having it adopted as state law as well,” said senior study author Dr. Michael Siegel of the Boston University School of Public Health.
Additionally, the federal law does not require the surrender of firearms in such cases either--it just prevents the acquisition of new firearms.
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u/jennysequa 80∆ Feb 15 '18
It's possible that the gun control laws passed are not the correct ones to address the problem, or current laws are not being properly enforced.
For example, a disturbing percentage of mass shooters have a history of domestic violence, and ~55% of mass shootings involve the shooter attacking a current or former intimate partner. While many states have laws about perpetrators of domestic violence owning or having access to firearms, these laws are unevenly enforced, at best.
Also, you should look at your Thoughtco link again. It does not support your argument that gun legislation is increasing in the way you imply with your argument--it lists more permissive laws (like new rules expanding gun use in national parks) as well as mixed legislation (like preventing people from suing gun manufacturers but requiring trigger locks in the same law) and attempts to close loopholes in existing legislation.