I haven't really followed that closely in recent years, but pretty much everything to do with guns is handled so badly, no matter who is in power. This is just one more in long line of screw ups.

The last few decades have been just a mess. Way too many emotions on every side. Way too many people with little grasp of guns and their legitimate, harmless uses. Way too many people who think that guns are some god-given totem of freedom as opposed to a tool or recreational skill. Way too many people who see a path to power by inflaming the passions of one side or the other.

Nobody seems interested in conducting actual research into what actually works for the safety of individuals and society. It's all intuition, gut feelings, different versions of "common sense", "just so" stories, and emotional attachment to an immovable opinion.