60% of gun deaths in 2019 were suicide are these bad people?
Suicide by means other than gun is statistically less lethal, so often people can get the help they need.
Domestic violence without guns is less lethal. Are angry family members bad people?
Road rage without guns is less lethal.
75% of homicides are by firearm. how many fewer homicides would there be if the assailant used a knife, baseball bat or car?
Accidental stabbings are not very prevalent, but accidental shootings are. 3% of deaths by firearms are accidental.
The problem isn't whether there will be more or less bad people, it is when people behave badly (which we all do) will their actions turn into death? Sometimes yes, but I posit the number of deaths would be far fewer. I posit the number of police homicides would be less because they have less to fear during a traffic stop or a domestic violence call.
The suicides are part of the mental health problem. There are accidents, too- many are caused by people who were negligent, stupid or the weapons were poorly handled, which goes back to the training issue. I used to hear about people who shot themselves while cleaning their gun- how is that even possible, unless it happened just from handling it badly? It can't be cleaned completely while loaded.
The domestic violence issue is very difficult- those situation escalate more quickly than any other kind other than, maybe, a hostage situation. More cops are killed or injured during DV calls than any other.
WRT less to fear during a traffic stop- not enough info is distributed about why people are pulled over, IMO. It's not just DWB, it's usually because a car doesn't have plates, the plates are expired, concealed, damaged or don't match the car- some patrol cars have a camera that automatically sends the plate numbers to the computer and checks for legal registration. Since it's in plain view, it's not an invasion of privacy. Once the car is flagged, they pull the person over. In some cases, it's just expired registration but if the driver or passenger has warrants or they feel it necessary to flee, it goes bad, in a hurry. Using the wrong plates is illegal and I think a lot of people know that just from watching TV or movies, but the excuses are gonna come. "I just bought the car", "someone took my plates", etc. Registration stickers are stolen frequently, too- that's the reason I think they should use some other means to check- it's too easy to peel them off and get past the fees. I understand why people with no money might do this- it's damned expensive to register a vehicle these days and there's no payment plan for this.
If a cop has a history of pulling people just because they don't like that group, the cop needs to be removed from that job. I don't think counceling will work. I have read about people whose thinking WRT race has completely changed, but it took a long time, or some kind of transformative event.
Using 'homicide' often implies that the killing is planned when a cop is involved.
Getting back to the DV issue- a lot of people die because someone who was supposed to stay away from the other party came back- whether they intended to kill someone depends on them, but it happens a lot. It has happened several times just in the last two weeks and it can also be a case of "If I can't have them, nobody else will". People are also losing it after being fired, too- that's a common cause.
The stats have shown for a long time- people who kill or are killed frequently knew the killer or victim and either or both parties have a history of contact with law enforcement that doesn't involve waving as they go by.
Using logic, fewer deaths
would result if fewer guns were available, but we still need to look at who's killing whom. If legal gun owners aren't doing it, we need to look at who is, why, how they acquire the guns and who is supplying them and that's the hard part because people who want to conceal their actions can do it pretty easily- they just limit the number of people who know about it.
