It's far from too soon to forget. Rather or not people agree with all the attention/ lack of attention being given to the day, ask anyone, they will remember where they were at the time.
I would love to be around people who don't constantly voice their opinion (kinda hypocritical of me hehe) but especially if they do not have any clue what they are talking about.
Studies have shown (look at cities in Australia) that when you disarm a population crime rates go up because people no longer have the fear of people defending themselves.
I believe it is all just more taxes. I have done extended research on the topic and have not found any statistics that show the percentage of people smoking has decreased with new taxes.