You don't get it. The damage was done in those EO's. yes the ban was a distraction. 99% of the gun supporters thinks we won, nothing to worry about. The country has already forgotten those executive orders. 1 maybe 2 generations from now they won't need to ban guns. Doctors will be asking kids about guns in the home. Schools are going to "educate" the children about the evils of guns. They did the same with cigarettes. I graduated high school in the mid 90's, students could smoke in the building's designated areas. Now cigarettes are a dirty word. The only place people can smoke is their cars because they don't want anyone to know. Dirty smokers.
Democracy is a lot easier when people decide for the,selves that something is evil. After a generation or 2 of brainwashing people will gladly turn in their guns. Be afraid, be very afraid