Quote Originally Posted by generalmeow View Post

Isn't requiring background checks to purchase a firearm an admission by the government that they are failing at keeping known, dangerous people off of the streets? There shouldn't be anyone on the streets that we should be worried about owning a firearm.

Why the fuck are there people out there, that the government already knows about, that I need to be worried about getting their hands on a firearm?

ETA: not only is the government failing at keeping these people off the streets, they are intentionally putting them there by releasing them. I don't get it.
Ignoring the rest of your post, this part doesn't hold water.