Yes, that's why when Congress passed the NFA act of 1934, when Tommy guns, BAR rifles , sawed off shotguns, required to register with ATF, eliminating public ownership of those weapons for the safety of the US public, because it was just the right thing to do
Sure did upset a lot of gun nuts back then too. But hey, the Country was better off for it, and those gun people?
They got over it, eventually.