Well I would guess most people are only acquainted with the surface details of the issue. Certainly it's easy to think "guns kill*, let's have less of that please." But of course the actual legal details are far more nuanced: The 2nd amendment, definitions of what exactly is a firearm, uppers/lowers/etc. *(I know guns don't kill, people use them to kill)
I do wonder if some opposition to the term assault rifle stems from the "not one concession" interpretation of the 2nd amendment? The reaction to its use shuts down a thread or conversation.
Personally I am anti gun, but unless a new amendment is passed, I don't see anything changing.
It's trypophobia-tastic!