Then look at countries. We have the most guns in the world by far and the fullest jails. Yet we still have high homicide rates when compared to countries that are similarly economic and politically stable. Please explain why we have toddlers shooting people if it isn't because we have too many guns.
I showed you a country. and a few pages back had dozens more.
I even showed you two countries that were nearly in identical socioeconomic situations with an 800% disparity on guns vs. murder rates.
I showed you Australia vs. New Zealand, when Australia enacted sweeping new gun restrictions and New Zealand did nothing and both countries saw murder rates change at the same exact rate despite that difference.
Look, you do know the basics of logical fallacies and how to confirm a correlation into cause and effect right? Because if not this argument is pretty much worthless. It seems like you are doing your best to pretend you don't know how that works to be honest.
I don't have a political view on guns. If I had found enough correlation to prove causation in gun laws, I'd be 10000% for some more bans on weapon types. But when the assault weapon ban in effect nationwide vs. repealed had no effect (actually rifle murders dropped AFTER the ban ended) and all these basic proofs that go against the very easy to see correlations we should be seeing if banning was the solution out there. I'm sorry, but the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results. And we can't keep seeing gun laws not have a correlation to murder rates and expect this time maybe it will work.
Like you've said earlier. socioeconomic issues are SO MUCH more relevant. That's where the focus should be. But that's not good politics. Ban the scary assault weapon gets votes. Investigate how to reduce drug use in inner cities, or work to reduce the impact of gangs or mental health screenings for low income families aren't nearly as sexy and won't get anyone votes.
