We would be much better off effectively banning guns in the US, but that's not going to happen.
PS: You can practice just fine using rubber (wax etc) bullets. (which are still very dangerous.) There not ideal, but basic competence works just fine.
And while I respect your opinion about gun legislation, I disagree about the effects of disarming the populace living inside the belly of empire.
I'm actually looking forward to traveling to places where guns are banned, but I don't think it's the right choice for the USA.
The government's guns, too? Yeah, let's freeze hell and make that happen!
We would be much better off effectively banning guns in the US, but that's not going to happen.
PS: You can practice just fine using rubber (wax etc) bullets. (which are still very dangerous.) There not ideal, but basic competence works just fine.