Well if you took a page out of France's playbook it wouldn't necessarily get to this point. At the slightest suggestion that they might have to work a bit extra or pay a bit more, they're out burning cars and building guillotines. As it should be.

Edit: also educating people on safe firearms use as a condition of ownership of a firearm actually goes a long way to reducing the deaths. Also guns aren't the only way of getting rid of people. Just ask the IRA.