Every other 1st world country has much higher rates of other types of crimes. Again, you are asking why the US has so much crime - not why it has so many guns.

Every other 1st world country has much higher rates of other types of crimes. Again, you are asking why the US has so much crime - not why it has so many guns. Criminals are, by definition, criminals. Owning a firearm doesn't make someone more likely to commit crime - the opposite in fact.