Great comments and perspective all. A few thoughts:
1. Comparing guns to cars, hammers, ACME safes thrown from cliffs by coyotes, etc. doesn't appear to be a sound strategy. Guns are made for one purpose only, and we all know that proper training and target selection are the keys to responsible ownership and use. You can NOT use hyperbole or have that rational conversation with a ban freak - they are extremist and do not hear logic so going the "I can kill you with my ham sandwich by shoving it down your throat" route falls on deaf ears.
2. The sound position here is RKBA, which "shall not be infringed." The 2A words are clear, almost irrespective of the Founders' intent as we no longer live in that world (as a student of history and given the context at the time, I personally believe 2A was included there to allow the citizenry to protect itself from a tyrannical government, hunting or defense from criminals are simply excellent fringe benefits). SCOTUS just ruled on it (Heller) - they are the last authority in our beloved Republic. I do not expect Congress to amend the Constitution by adding a multiple choice option to the Bill of Rights, but then again expectations are nothing more than expectations...
2. Something WILL be done whether we like it or not (and already has in various states, cities, etc. where executive branches are simply ignoring the legislative process). Either way, we are being sacrificed on the altar of political expediency driven by emotional intent. The trick becomes limiting the impact of what will be done - we are all truly disgusted that this is the situation but we are kidding ourselves if we think otherwise.
3. UBCs are likely to be the one nationwide result of all of this noise. It it is hard to argue in the public arena that giving my son that 22 he got for his birthday last year without any paperwork is more important than keeping guns from crazy people. It's a band-aid and we all know it won't do anything to stop criminals or crazies from getting guns.
It's a giant sh** sandwich and we'll all have to take a bite.
Keep the faith, keep fighting the good fight.