Observe & Retort

The assertion that if there are less guns there will be less gun violence seems like a logical conclusion right? In the realm of science people may draw conclusions without data that seem reasonable but then the scientist will go out and test that theory. So I wanted to do the same. Below is what I discovered. The correlation between gun ownership and gun violence is inverse. Gun Ownership stats 46% of U.S. households reported owning guns, may have been some under reporting so might be in the 50's There are over 320 million guns in the U.S. 36% of which are handguns Ownership rose enormously from the 1960s to 2010 Fewer than 100,000 guns are used in violent crimes yearly, or 0.03125% of guns in American are used in violent crimes yearly Ownership is highest where gun violence is lowest. Whites own more guns than Blacks, but there is statistically more gun violence among blacks Middle-aged  own more guns than  Young, But there is statistically more gun violenc...

Before Commenting (below) I want to present some actual statistics, or at lease those I could find with a relatively quick search. Domestic Flights per day: 1.73 million.  Number of Muslim travelers affected by Trump's ban day1: 109 or 0.006% of travelers From Wikipedia - the order suspended the entry of alien nationals from seven Muslim-majority countries — Iraq, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen — for 90 days, after which an updated list will be made.[9] The order allows exceptions to these suspensions on a case-by-case basis. The Department of Homeland Security later exempted U.S. lawful permanent residents (green card holders).[10] Restrictions by previous administration Between 2015 and 2016, the seven countries listed in the executive order were placed on the list of "countries of special concern" by the Obama administration.[24], which meant that any person who has visited these countries after 1 March 2011 is ineligible for the Visa Waiver Progr...