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"Sure. But the thing is ..." Always the retort of the failed argument. Look how convoluted you have made this. There is an 8000 lb Gorilla in the room [unfettered private guns] and a myriad of indirect, interacting factors. You prioritize the peripheral over the direct.

Seems like you didn’t even read what that was about. Show me a realistic way to gather up tens of millions of unregistered guns, then we can talk. Until then, what you’re asking for is just as much “thoughts and prayers” as any politician.

Great question. This is where leadership comes in. People need to be asked to give up their guns. To volunteer to restrict their rights. A national call to the greater good. When most guns were banned in other countries, people gave them up voluntarily.

And their leaders didn't toss up their hands like Cowards and and say, "it's not possible" or "show me a way". They engaged & it worked. We all forgo rights and privileges everyday because it protects us all from the few who would abuse it. Its called being an adult & a citizen.

Sure. But you would need the patience to understand statistics and data, something I am amply experienced with. The simple mind seeks refuge in anecdotes. Reason requires looking at patterns on the whole & making informed judgments, even in the face of uncertainty & complexity.

I’m a data guy, too. I’ll take that as a no on both counts.

It is a reasonable question to ask why the residual differences among samples. Is there a reason some gun death rates are higher of lower for similar rates of gun ownership. Is it chance or are there other factors that we could identify that would lead to solutions.