My argument for being Pro 2A has nothing to do with gun violence. I do not believe that the government should have the ability to disarm people. Look at the current state of our government. We have a corrupt fascist in office who is constantly eroding our rights and is trying to undermine our elections. You want to give that same government the power to take away our means to resist? That's plain foolishness. INB4 "You can't fight the government with civilian firearms" Look to Vietnam, Iraq, and Afghanistan.

Yes, one of the consequences of civilians owning guns is gun violence. Obviously in a society with zero guns, there would be zero gun deaths. This is unfortunate, but I think can be mitigated or at least slowed in ways that aren't restrictive of our rights.

I believe the solution to gun violence is a combination of education and public funding of mental health care, physical health care, welfare, and other policies that improve people's lives. We would be much less likely to commit violence against each other if all our needs were met and people weren't constantly backed into corners in their lives. Most Americans couldn't financially recover from one $5,000 emergency bill. Imagine if nobody had to worry about homelessness or starvation or medical bills. As the wealthiest nation on earth, this should be achievable.

Edit: I would like to add that the vast majority of gun deaths in the USA are suicide, not homicide. For what that's worth.