The problem with statistics like those above is they intentionally ignore who uses guns for criminal purposes. The vast majority of gun victims are due to criminals with illegal guns. They also choose carefully what stat to contrast with what stat. The states with the highest populations also have high populations not living where the crime problems are worsened in big cities by Dem "control". For example, Detroit is 10 miles south of where I live. It has one of the highest murder rates in the US. Call a cop there and they'll come when they can. Driving thru the city you see very few cop cars. Cops are very visible where I live, you call them and they will be on your doorstep, PDQ.
If the 1st chart above listed cities instead of states the true story would jump out in your face: the gun violence rate in the big cities is huge, is almost all done with illegal handguns, and the perps are almost all people with criminal records. The gun violence rate in the countryside is miniscule. The % of people who own legal guns in the countryside own rifles, and in either place who use them for illegal purposes is miniscule if for no other reason than a high % of guns purchased in recent years are now registered to the owner and if they are suspected in an event will have to surrender them for inspection by the police.
The reason they use terms like "guns" instead of "illegal guns" is they want to conflate all legal owners with all criminals as though there is no difference between the two groups. If you are not a criminal, are you comfortable with being conflated with them? Are you convinced that you should be unarmed when it's just you and the bad guy in that single moment in time when the police are mear minutes away? The highest rate of gun sales right now is handguns by black women. We good guys say, bravo! We are not endangered by them because of who and what we are, law-abiding citizens.
While I'm at it, superimpose a US map of voting districts that go for Dems over a map of crime violence and you'll see a perfect match. Superimpose a US map of voting districts that go for Dems over and map of high black populations and you'll see a perfect match. Superimpose a US map of voting districts that go for Dems over a map of high Hispanic and you'll see a perfect match. Why don't we see a bar graph comparison of crime by race? We all know where the problem is: we need to incarcerate more criminals who commit very few crimes in prison. There is 5% of the population of all colors who commit 95% of all the crime. Remove them from society and bingo! For this to happen, big city Dem Prosecutors need to charge all criminals, black juries need to convict black criminals, and judges need to be harsh. Most criminals are under 50 years old. By that time the fear of going to jail is pretty vivid in memories of those that live that long. The crime rate for above 50 years old is a lot more tolerable.
The solution to any problem begins with addressing the problem. Brooms are rarely useful.
