[T. O'Heir]

"...as responsible gun owners..." Most of 'em will stop listening as soon as you say that. They're not interested in logic. Most of 'em think there should be one law for you and another, far less restrictive law, for them.
"...gun deaths..." That and "gun violence" are anti-firearm media hack invented terms. Both attribute life and sentience to an inanimate object.
"...3,500 deaths attributed to guns..." Ditto. Inanimate objects are incapable of doing anything.
"...Cars are registered and have license plates so that the owners can..." Pay taxes and get their property back in the event they become the victim of a crime. Firearms, also property, are registered, in some places, to assign blame on the owners for that property. The 'car analogy' is also a media hack invention.
A traffic cam cause you to get a ticket even if your car was stolen or you were not driving it.
"...preventing the registration of firearms..." What do you think all those ATF required forms do? They were able to know who had purchased a .223 calibre rifle when those criminals were shooting up the DC area in 2002, because of those forms. That's defacto registration required by unelected civil servants making law by regulation with no legislation.
"...how do we prevent more senseless tragedies..." WE are not responsible for causing or preventing anything.