Puh-shaw. What are sacrifices compared to liberty and freedom?
The ATF has been disempowered. You can go to states like Arizona (among others) and buy from private sellers without ever having to show so much as a library card for ID. The CDC is banned from doing or submitting any sort of comprehensive gun impact study. No two states have the same firearms laws. Forty percent of all firearms sales come from private and 3rd party sales...MANY of which have to follow little to no guidelines for exchange, as it's left to...discretionary. Don't get me started on Private and 3rd party sales.
So, so many firearms that should have never made it into the wrong hangs.