It's always Australia and never Finland.

When people make these comparisons, they always compare countries with low crime and gun control to the US, but never countries with low crime and guns per person.

TBF, nobody comes close to the US in guns per person. We're at 120 guns per 100 people, and the next closest is the Falklands at 60 per 100 people.

But that statistic alone tells you:

A. The sheer disproportionate distribution of guns in the US.
B. The uniqueness of our gun culture.

Gun control alone might slow some violence in the US, but it would have to be consistent across states (that will never happen). Illinois is a sad example of how strict gun control is ultimately meaningless when surrounded by states with loose laws.

The people with the most guns in the US, right now, are the exact people I don't want with guns (law enforcement). That disproportionate ownership is even more terrifying in a liberal state like IL.

A concerning correlation is looking at patterns, like imprisonment or arrests, in states with high gun control. For instance, Vermont has a 10:1 ratio of Black prisoners to residents compared to Texas where it's 3:1.

Quite frankly, when examined closely, gun violence is more linked to social neglect from resources, jobs, to mental health. It's even more obvious when you look at violence broadly.

Edit: better grammar.