Then, a few years from now, we have the SAME conversation and come to the same middle ground.
Then, a few years from then, we have the SAME conversation and come to the same middle ground.
Eventually we end up like Great Britain and Australia.
No thanks. On some things there can be no compromise. Compromise is not always a virtue. Sometimes it is evil. See below.
Compromise
This is exactly as planned. They know that these bans haven't reduced violence in the past and that they won't in the future. In fact, they are counting on it. When the next horrible incident happens they can say "we didn't go far enough". After a couple incremental steps Voila! no guns. I believe they are perfectly aware that no matter what legislation is passed there will always be one more armed lunatic who wants to be famous. By the end of the first term of the next President, they will have won.