Hey Hyunchback,
Unfortunatly alot of these clowns do know how worthless these programs are. But they are either pandering to the stupid or trying to make it so diffucult and expensive to own a firearm or ammo that most people won't bother. The ones who will go through the hassle are easily identified by the registration or whatever scheme the politicians come up with.
Just like Cali, NY, NJ and other places that have registered owners or guns or both now know who and where most everything is. Once they change the law they know who to send the letters to for turn-in. Like Boxer or Fienstein said if I could do it "I would say Mr. and Mrs American turn in your guns".
Now those same assclowns are now in power.