There are plenty of other areas we regulate up to a point, then stop. The balance is rarely perfect, but that s no excuse for not trying. Take the car, the cornerstone of our free-flowing way of life. Motor vehicles are heavily regulated, with only minor complaints. Certain cars are too dangerous, or polluting, or whatever, and are not allowed on the road.
States require a range of inspections and safety equipment.
Your speed is regulated, your gas-guzzling is posted, and even the type of gas you use has been changed from leaded to less damaging unleaded. Yet no one would seriously suggest that we are on a slope towards outlawing the car. Pro-gun propaganda is dangerous nonsense because it has allowed a proliferation of guns with no purpose other than killing. Kids who see movie heroes - or villains blowing away their enemies with automatic weapons. Kids who grow up thinking guns are OK because they see adults keeping, collecting, or using them with pride.