> We do, after they commit crimes.
I would be surprised if most gun violence is first time offenders that don't repeat because their gun was taken away. I would guess they keep getting illegal guns and continue living that life and putting everyone around them at risk.
> What legal means are you suggesting to take guns away from people before they commit crimes?
More prison time, perhaps, but not without prison reform of some kind, which is another problem. However, removing people from society for long enough time should make everyone else think twice.
Granted, first time offenders who go insane is a different problem. My point is there are other bigger problems, and the fact those are not solved by gun control suggests it won't solve it for these other edge cases.
It's not a glaring problem that police can't stop crime from happening - that isn't their purpose, and barring the use of Minority Report style telepaths in jars of goo, not even feasible.
>Take the guns from existing criminals first, it's already illegal.
We do, after they commit crimes. What legal means are you suggesting to take guns away from people before they commit crimes?