Freedom > Security.
Very true. But it isn't absolute. You wouldn't want a citizen to have his own icbm program and you wouldn't want to declare butter knives illegal. So where is it reasonable to draw the line?
You need to understand. One side wants a total ban on guns. To this end, they are willing to ignore current laws that on the books.
In 2020 more than 300,000 firearm buys were denied because the purchaser was legally prohibited. This is a federal crime. Of those 300,000 .04% where actually charged with a crime.
Charges against students with a firearm at school are less than 1 in a thousand.
The issue has power, not the solution.
The solution? Vigorously enforce the laws we have.
On banning guns, how? Any machine shop can be set up to turn out safe and reliable firearms. Who is going to go around and teach every garage and barn looking for machine shops?