By that rationale, if bolt actions had been illegal, JFK would not have been assassinated. ANY form of gun control is a futile attempt as far as public safety goes. What it does do is make it easier for a government to control its citizens without the fear of an uprising, you know, like the uprising that started the revolution. That is a tactic that Hitler used with his people.

Britain has a total gun ban that just started with various individual forms of strict control on handguns and specific weapons. It hasn't worked for them as they have seen violent gun crimes rise since 1997, the only difference is that a law abiding citizen there can't defend themselves. Same thing in Australia.