You are thinking rationally. They are not. We need to figure that out or we are screwed.
I guess I should qualify that and say, they are not rationally attempting to reduce crime. They are not rationally attempting to make anyone safer.
They are rationally attempting to ban guns in the proven incremental method of their vile historical company of mass murderers.
This.
None of this nonsense has ANYTHING to do with actually saving lives. They just want to take all the guns eventually and this is an opportune time to push the camel farther in the tent.