See, ammunition is largely useless without a firearm to shoot it from. A bullet fired without a chamber and a barrel isn't going to do much of anything, even if you can fire it in some manner.

In short, you need a gun.

In Colorado, they've already restricted those, and yet, they're trying to do all of this:

A proposed law in Colorado is stirring controversy as lawmakers push to tighten ammunition sales regulations.

House Bill 1133, which has passed the state House, would raise the minimum age to purchase ammunition from 18 to 21.

Supporters say it is a necessary step to enhance public safety, while critics argue it infringes on Second Amendment rights and imposes financial strain on businesses.

The bill also includes additional measures such as banning ammunition vending machines and requiring shippers to provide written notice when delivering packages containing ammunition.

Vendors would also be required to store ammunition in enclosed display cases or behind counters.

Teddy Collins, owner of Spartan Defense Armory and Training, believes the bill will negatively impact both businesses and consumers.

"They're trying to make it harder and harder for people like us to operate, and they're driving prices up, making it unaffordable for the average consumer," said Collins.

He also raised concerns about the enforceability of the shipping disclosure requirement.

Here's the thing, though. If the age restrictions worked and no one under 21 can buy a firearm, why do they need to also restrict ammo?

Probably for the same reason that they want gun stores to put ammo behind the counter or in a cabinet; because people break the law. In the case of where ammo is to be kept in the store, it's because they know people will steal the ammunition.

But despite all their gun control efforts, people keep getting firearms, which is why they think they should restrict ammo. Just as ammo without a gun is useless, a gun without ammunition is a very inefficient club or an expensive paperweight.

You need both.

But younger criminals in Colorado are getting guns despite the law. Shocking, I know. We keep being told that gun control works, and that every law we pass makes us oh-so-much safer, all while they keep tripping over themselves to pass more and more laws which illustrate how much they're lying about it.

If it worked, ammunition wouldn't need restricting. No one who shouldn't have a gun would have one, which means buying boxes of rounds wouldn't do anything for them.

"But Tom, criminals can make their own guns now!" someone might say, to which I reply, "You don't say?"

Gun control isn't going to actually stop bad people from having firearms. Colorado lawmakers are debating a bill that is an admission of this fact, even if they don't realize it.

On every level, this is proof that on some level, they know that restricting the right to keep and bear arms doesn't do what they've told the people of Colorado it would do. Now they're having to go even farther, focusing on the ammunition.

But make no mistake, this won't do anything either, so they'll double down time and time again, all because they're on a path they can't see their way off, nor do most of them want to.