Agree with you on that. There are only two choices in my mind: Learn to live safely with guns through  training and laws that encourage personal responsibility, or eliminate them nearly completely, ala Great Britain. 

Given our Constitution and the flood of firearms in private ownership in the US, only the first option is viable. But it bugs me to see people with firearms who have no training or knowledge in how to handle and carry them safely. 

If we're going to pass laws and create mazes for people to go through, how about focusing on responsible ownership instead of trying to limit ownership?  Like making sure everyone has passed  a course like the NRA's Basic Pistol before owning a weapon. Or having an active membership in a gun club that teaches safety or pass a hunter safety course. Something. Anything.

WA lets people own and carry (via a pistol permit) weapons when they've never even shot one. Ever. Or had the slightest bit of training. That's nuts.