More people have been murdered with sharpened sticks. I'm eagerly awaiting the anti-whittling laws.

Yes, but this murdered person was important, you see.

You can make a gun with a piece of pipe and a nail. It's performative legislature.

This bill is performative legislature not because of pipes and nails, but because professionally manufactured guns are widespread in the US. Criminals in the US overwhelmingly choose this option.

Criminals have tons of options, including straw purchasing a CA compliant gun, straw purchasing a non-CA-compliant gun from Nevada, or just throwing a brick through the window of the nearest pickup truck with a Glock sticker on it.