I look at it like this. Imagine if opioids were sold over the counter with few restrictions. How many people would abuse them? How many deaths?
Now, let's think about how they were regulated 10 years ago. How many people abused them? How many deaths?
Now think about today's fight against opioids and them being cracked down on. How many people abuse them? How many deaths?
Just think, there's going to be more regulations to come with them too. While there will certainly be people who abuse them and die, with more laws and regulations, there will be far less.
That's how I look at it with guns. Get rid of assault rifles. Put more laws and regulations on them. Too many people are dying. **** guns.