Damn. Can't be done in this era. Imagine getting conservatives onboard with committing nut cases and paying for it.

Gun controllers need to realize there are 300 to 400 million semi-auto guns in the US

Yep. Largest mass-shooting headcount in the US, Virginia Tech. And the majority of kills were with a .22 pistol, the last thing we'll ban. We're all fucked up.

Liberals: "We need red flag laws!"

Sure do. OTOH, you trust the cops to roll on a call to a house with a man reported to "be armed and dangerous"? Any of you guys heard the term "swatting"?

"Not like THAT! You could literally execute your neighbor making that call!"

I know. Maybe some gun laws (pick your poison) where current and former LE aren't excepted? Because liberal legislation ALWAYS excepts the cops, even former cops.