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Explain how that stops people from getting guns illegally. All this kind of effort does is create a black market for guns that the criminals already know how to work and would force otherwise law-abiding citizens to become criminals in order to protect themselves. Make getting a gun legally difficult and you will see a BIG increase in the criminal use of guns in the commission of a crime.
The piece you're missing is the balance between protection and responsibility. You want to protect the minority of people, but at the cost of protection for the majority.
A vast majority of guns used illegally in Chicago are purchased at a gun dealer outside of the city. This "black market" exists because it's so easy to purchase a large amount of firearms from virtually everywhere in the country