Only if you believe in an authoritarian state which dictates what people should think, believe and do.What is childish is punishing people for the illegal actions of a very, very few assholes.And how did background checks stop the killers shooting up Chicago, Baltimore, D.C., L.A., New York? They already are not allowed to buy a gun because they are criminals...so when the police encounter them while they have the gun, we can already arrest them and lock them up....then, people like you who are judges and prosecutors let them back out, over and over again....that is the problem....not our dumb background check system.
Nobody expects background checks to stop all illegal gun buyers. Your question is childish.
Do you think people should text while driving?
Of course not. But I also don't think people should watch television. In fact, I think the latter is far more dangerous. Should we make that illegal too?
Isn't that the purpose of government?