maybe preventing new sales or creating a national firearms registry? you're not confiscating guns. of any type. that's a thing that's never going to happen, ever

my theory has always been an *extravagantly expensive* buyback program, (while also making certain configurations flatly illegal.) literally throw money at the problem. (and yes, its basically reparations for gun owners, but also what the fuck is money for, ya know)

If it worked to end slavery in Britain, I'm sure it can work to drastically reduce the number of loose guns! Although I don't think the US should get rid of all guns - there are bears etc. after all.

It would take decades. It's not entirely impossible, but it won't happen within our generation. It will take multiple generations of kids growing up where their only interactions with guns are their grandpa's old rifle in his safe that he's never gotten out in front of them.