M14 Shooter
The Light of Truth
So you agree: >100,000 times per year for self-defense.Perhaps self-defense from minor crimes like Simple Assault. This is the most common crime.
Your source says so as well.
Now, the question you keep avoiding:
If the use of a firearm in self-defense is "very rare", the the use of a firearm for murder and suicide must then be even MORE rare.
What is more rare than "very rare"?