Violent crime may be dropping, but this is most likely simply because the average Americas is older.
That's a pure unadulterated guess/rationalization, not to mention no tangible correlation.
Also, we have fewer veterans as a percentage of the population
And..........what's that supposed to mean, on top of how does that refute any of the facts still yet to be refuted??
and ex-military people tend to use guns more than those who are not veterans.
More the point, that they are more comfortable around guns than non veterans. Again, so what? I realize this effort to rationalize current reality and facts related to guns in this country, but this is like rambling. You're not being coherent in whatever point you're trying to make. What fact are you trying to refute, and with what?
The incidence of mass shootings in schools and public places seems to be growing, however.
"seems"??.....yea, in so called "gun free zones" perhaps. That's because criminals are more comfortable and confident they can get away with more killing, when their targets are more likely to be disarmed
The US is far, far more violent a country than Spain and the rest of W. Europe.
Putting aside the fact, that you yourself have acknolwedged that violent crime is coming down, despite more people owning guns in this country, the fact still remains that guns save far, far more lives in this country, than they take
But I thank you for actually making an effort to try and debate. That was a breath of fresh air
