You talk in circles and avoid facts. Fact: despite increased gun ownership, homicide rates in the US keep falling. Fact: so-called assault weapons bans during the Clinton Administration had a reverse effect.  Fact: After handguns guns were banned in the Great Britain in 1996, homicides increased , generally, for 25 years.  Jamaica banned weapons in 1972 and their murder rate by guns is still climbing. If you are so concerned about saving lives, you should focus your attention on the many things which kill more people than guns.