I clicked on that and selected California where I live, the search defaulted to 2015. In that year 0.007% of people had a firearm related death (3095 deaths in

I clicked on that and selected California where I live, the search defaulted to 2015. In that year 0.007% of people had a firearm related death (3095 deaths in 39,144,818 people). That 3095 deaths however includes: * non legal gun ownership (felons, carry without permit, etc) * clinically depressed people killing themselves, I'd be fine with mental health checks for gun ownership. * terminally ill killing themselves (because there's no right to die in the California). Seems batshit insane that you can end your dog's life when time is right, but not your own. * accidental deaths when a negligent gun owners lets it fall into the hands of kids, drunks, addicts, etc. * gangs * drug dealers * illegal guns * very high crime areas that I don't live in IMO, the number that should be discussed is how many (non-suicide) deaths are there caused by legal gun owners/legal guns. My understanding is that it's a very tiny fraction of that 0.007% and once you remove the fluff the numbers are actually pretty comparable to the number of times people have actually protected their homes. Personally I'm fine with someone who wants a gun, is mentally stable, not an addict/alcoholic, and will keep their gun locked when not in use so a kid can't find it, a thief can't easily steal it, etc. However what I do see missing is that doctors, friends, family, etc should be able to vote/warn police about someone in an unstable state. Maybe like a fixit ticket where you could go in for an evaluation.