That's the dishonest argument that is made after every one of these. Basically an effort is made to make perfect the enemy of good. Let's use domestic violence as an example. Legislation banning people with domestic violence histories is a no brainer. You smack your spouse around when you are drunk and frustrated, what will you do when you get a gun? That would stop a lot of gun violence but it wouldn't stop school shootings so guess what gun apologists say to that. Then there is the whole record keeping of firearms. Basically having the same sort of paperwork for guns as you would have for your car with Vicroads. That's a big no no. Apparently to some Americans guns are less dangerous than cars.
There's a viral video of a congressman who represents the state where the last mass shooting occurred and his attitude is basically, it's just too damn hard.
But you have touched on a logical fallacy amongst Americans, conservative in particular. Two buildings fall down in New York and they tolerate being groped by a stranger in an airport from now on. One kid drops a rock off an overpass and barriers are built up almost overnight. Entire states are willing to ban books because some fucking Karen doesn't like them. But when it comes to mass shootings, no solution is worth discussing.
And the depressing part? This forum is a statistical anomaly. Most members support tougher gun laws in one shape or form moving forward. Go to a message board that predominately has right wing Americans and you will hear some batshit crazy arguments. I'll PM you some of the forums if you're interested.
