So if gun control isn't the answer, what is the answer?

[branford]

178. No one is stopping you from attempting to repeal or alter the Second Amendment.

The Constitution has been amended 27 times. It's hardly impossible.

However, you will also have to repeal the state analogs to the Second Amendment which exist in almost every state. The Second Amendment additionally only proscribes certain types of firearm regulation. Many gun control proposals, at least in theory, are entirely Constitutional. They fail to pass because of the lack of popular and electoral support, and not the Second Amendment. The fact that much of the legislation suggested would have had no effect on the crimes the purportedly address certainly hasn't helped.

If you cannot pass UBC's when 90% of Americans allegedly support the policy, attempts to repeal part of the Bill of Rights seems to be an abject waste to time and political resources

Whether you like it or not, firearms are an accepted, established and often cherished part of American history and culture to a majority of Americans. Polls from reputable firms like Pew and Gallup, even after events like Sandy Hook, indicate ever increasing support for gun rights and against restriction.

If you want to convince your fellow Americans that strict firearm regulation is advisable, I would suggest you begin by not accusing tens of millions of law-abiding Americans of being complicit in the murder of children or having an odd sexual fetish (e.g., "gun humper," "ammosexual," etc.). Juvenile attempts at emphasis by misspelling "guns" is also hardly an effective persuasive tool.