>>31639606The vast majority of legally purchased guns have not been used to kill or even injure people.
Most deaths by guns are suicides, which is a mental health issue, not a gun issue.
The most cases of homicides caused by a gun are related to gang activity. Most are illegally purchased from the black market, which will only grow if a national gun ban is enforced.
Only a small fraction of yearly reported deaths by firearms are homicides againt defenseless victims. However, they tend to occur in places where it is difficult to obtain a gun or illegal to possess one (such as gun-free zones).
Countries that have banned guns either A: Have seen an increase in gun activity, B: Have seen an increase in the use of other weapons (such as knives), or C: Have rates of gun violence lower only by an insignificant amount when put up against countries with lax gun laws (Australia's gun rates against New Zealand is a good example).
Places where it is mandatory to possess guns see some of the lowest rates in a number of violent crimes than anywhere else.
Tl;dr: Banning guns will make America far more violent than it already is, despite what tumblr harpies screech.
