It will help reduce domestic violence , they say. Domestic violence is not dependent on a firearm. Most domestic violence involves the nearest object at hand fists, mostly, and knives, and baseball bats. The tool is not the cause of the crime, but yes, if we look for the precursors of domestic violence, we can reduce the risk of a firearm being used, and that leaves any other weapon of choice. It will reduce suicide.
More people commit suicide with a gun than are murdered each year , they say.
So if guns are taken away, there are many more proven methods of committing the deed. More on that later. Gun deaths are directly correlated with gun ownership , they say. This is an amazing statement. The claim includes suicides and homicides.