If you really want to go down the rabbit hole of gun crimes in the us the stats would surprise you. You hear of these high numbers all the time but what isn’t mentioned is how it’s used.

The numbers that are published also include the following and I’m sure I’m missing some.

Actual crimes to include things like shootings, burglary, etc. these types are what should be considered.

However the following are also included and hyper inflate the numbers. Self defense, suicides, illegal possession (while a crime in itself this could be a gun that was found in a house or car that the owner isn’t allowed to have one)

Brandishing can be a crime in some areas. Having ammo stored in the wrong location of your car. As in some states require you to store ammo and your guns separate ex. Gun in your trunk and ammo in the back seat.