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> the most gun crimes occur in Democrat-run gun-grabber areas

The most full stop, yes. But that's not surprising, is it? Since densely populated places disproportionately vote blue.

But not the most per capita:

https://www.congress.gov/118/meeting/house/116676/documents/...

https://www.forbes.com/sites/ariannajohnson/2023/04/28/red-s...

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I haven't read that but "gun death rate" is not the same as "gun crime rate"... Of course I expect guns to be used more in areas where they are available. Many legitimate self-defense cases are imperfect as well, and technically count as crime for BS reasons. Gun suicide rates probably would be higher with more guns owned by the public.

In summary, I don't think you are right and I would still support broad gun ownership rights even if you were correct about per capita. I am more worried about the public not having guns than having guns.

OK. There isn't any arguing with anyone who doesn't have a problem with the idea that someone else's right not to be murdered is less important than their unlimited gun ownership rights, which is the only conclusion I can draw from what you are saying. So I will leave you to the hell of your own making, I guess.

Guns prevent murder. There's not much you can do besides using a gun to defend yourself against physically superior individuals or groups of people. Banning guns does not prevent murder, it just changes the methods. If you are worried about being murdered, you should probably get a gun lol.

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