MMM, your stance is confusing.

You say things like
My argument is that what we need is the regulatory body which is empowered and enabled to make those kinds of calls, and to leave the non-criminal / mentally stable people alone.
Which is just nonsensical. You can't have a regulatory apparatus that does not affect consumers of the regulated good. You're trying to have your cake and eat it too. The NRA is right in that increased gun control will see more people have their right to bare arms curtailed. If you believe non criminals/sane people shouldn't have their second amendment rights infringed upon, full stop, then you must be opposed to background checks, waiting periods, etc. Otherwise you are in the murky grey area with the rest of us trying to figure out what the balance is.

**to be clear, I don't have a strong position on the 2nd-- I just think your arguments are bad, but presented well, masking their incoherence.