Because in the land of the blind the one-eyed man is king.
(now there’s a math problem for Piers)
A little barbeque fuel, some insect repellent and meat preservative and WOW! Black Powder!
OR, a certain chemical cooked down with table sugar and Boom! Smokeless powder.
A tube closed at one end with a very small hole, and a ball bearing.
The Gun Genie escaped from the bottle back in 1325 AD. He will NOT go back in no matter how many laws are passed.
...If noone owned a firearm as of midnight January 1,2016, we might have to wait until noon January 1, 2016 for someone to make one...
Noone immediately began smuggling large amounts of guns from overseas right after the turn in date in Australia. New South Wales has had to resort to numerous amnestys to retrieve firearms noone failed to surrender.
And, noone in numerous Australian gangs own or use oulawed guns.
And, of course, noone is committing gun crime there.