Again, I'm talking about what's happening right now -- what changes are being made right now -- not the total situation right now, and now what's happened since you were a kid.
I agree that the situation isn't ideal, although I disagree that it's terrible. I'm only saying, and insisting, that things are getting better, and have been for the last few years, thanks to the shall-issue laws many states have enacted. I would add also, the manufacturers' protection act that Bush signed.
What I am pointing out is that it is UNCONSTITUTIONAL to HAVE "gun laws", so we will never agree.