I don't know how we got to this point in society where the victim of a robbery has now become responsible for having the stuff stolen. Sure, he could have secured the firearm better. But we could all move into decommissioned missile silos and install twenty-ton vault doors to protect our stuff too (let's all face it -- that's where safe storage laws are headed. Eventually, you'll have to have the equivalent of a home vault in which you must store your unloaded guns, separate from the ammunition, 24x7 or you'll be a felon).
I do. The answer is simple. Most people knew the laws wouldn't affect THEM,and it made them feel good about themselves to support these laws. After all,"It's for the chil-run!".