You are basing that on the fact that not every person will obey the law. But most gun owners, do obey all gun laws. So, in most cases, gun owners would obey the law taking their firearms out of reach of their children without express authorization. And yes, some would slip by, and after the fact, it would be nice to lock up these bad parents. And if parents start getting locked up of this, then perhaps even more gun owners will see the wisdom of following the laws and make sure their guns are secured.
Not every law will address every situation. I know that the shooting is Walmart the other day it was known that the male shooter at some point in the recent past was pissed because he was a felon and was asking around online for people who would sell to him. He may had been too dumb to know that if he just kept quiet he could have bought a rifle from another owner and pretend it was legit. More info needs to come out about where they got their pistols. But the point is that not every law will work in every situation. So you try and find laws that can work together to limit the problem.
This one I just think is common sense. We want people walking around ready to defend us, but we want them to be adequately trained. At the walmart shooting the man who was killed (not the cops) had a CHL and was going to confront and stop the shooter, but didn't know there were two shooters and the woman ended up killing the good Samaritan. Perhaps if he had more training, he would have spent more time assessing the situation since they were not actively shooting anyone when he got himself killed. More training and he may have either realized there were two gunmen or perhaps realized there was nothing to gain in the confrontation, and to let the police handle the situation.
I now have to ask an employee to unlock a cage to sell me razor blades or Sudafed. If people are stealing, stores get pissed and will make sure that doesn't happen for long. Again, some people will get away with stealing from stores or from friends/relatives, but some won't be able to. Why have any laws since some people will break the law. Because many won't, and many will get caught in the process or simply be incapable of pulling it off. If you need 7.62 * .39 ammo, good luck easily finding the right stuff to steal. Just imagine someone is able to steal and are caught on camera in the process. Perhaps this will lead to an arrest before a massacre ever happens. Or they are caught in the process and a massacre is stopped. Or they simply can't get their hands on what they need and turn to less lethal alternatives where they stab one or two people vs. shoot 23.
I think you are wrong on a couple points. 1, some of these laws may actually be roadblocks that halt a massacre. 2, Some of these laws will lead towards arrests that end up preventing massacres. 3, Some of these laws assure that those who do have weapons in public are better equipped to know when and how to use guns. 4, Some of these laws will make tracking and sales of these guns easier to follow and to reduce the number of suns in the hands of those who shouldn't have them.
There are no laws that will fix everything. Things will slip through the cracks and massacres will happen again regardless. But these are common sense laws that will reduce risk in society while still allowing everyone who is legally allowed to own guns to continue to own guns to their hearts content.
I am not anti-gun. I have several and enjoy going to the range. next year I am planning my first hunts. But there has to be a balance and too much control has been given to the NRA and their ability to squash any gun legislation even when the legislation doesn't impinge or infringe on ones ability to own guns.
