The US NRA position has some merit. 

However, their complaint, which I listened to on the TV today, that regulations covering gun ownership are not being enforced does not carry much weight in light of the fact that the current administration wants to cut government spending. Enforcement brings with it costs. There is no way around this. 

If the federal agencies that are now responsible for gun control cannot do their job now how will they ever with a reduced allocation.

A better solution might be to reduce production of ammunition and restriction of whatever is produced. Without ammo a gun is just a useless hunk of metal.