97.8% of mass shootings are committed in “gun free zones.” https://crimeresearch.org/2018/06/more-misleading-information-from-bloombergs-everytown-for-gun-safety-on-guns-analysis-of-recent-mass-shootings/

Defensive gun uses by victims are far more common than offensive uses by criminals. While there are only about 30k gun deaths per year, more than half of which are suicides (64%) and many are gang violence (27%) and justified police shootings (3%), defensive gun uses estimates are at least 500k-3m per year. Of course, it would be more appropriate to use the estimated 300k violent crimes committed each year for comparison, a number that may seem insignificant when compared to the 2.5m defensive uses cited in the same study. http://jpfo.org/articles-assd03/gun-stats-perspective.htm

Concealed carry permit holders are 6x less likely to commit a crime than police officers, and 222x less likely than the general public.

Unintentional firearm deaths account for less than 1% of all unintentional deaths annually.

70% of guns used by criminals at the time of their arrest came from drug dealers, street purchases, family or friends and the underground market. https://www.nap.edu/read/18319/chapter/1#R1

Murder rate is an average of 31% less in states that do not require a permit to carry a concealed firearm https://crimeresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Concealed-Carry-Permit-Holders-Across-the-United-States.pdf

About 70-80% of gun deaths are committed with handguns each year while about 3% are committed with rifles (all types). So called “assault rifles” are likely responsible for less than 2% of gun deaths annually. https://ucr.fbi.gov/crime-in-the-u.s/2016/crime-in-the-u.s.-2016/tables/expanded-homicide-data-table-4.xls

Chicago, Detroit, Baltimore, Los Angeles, NYC, and Washington DC account for 2144 gun deaths in 2017, and are consistently about 20% of firearm deaths annually, significantly large number when considering these six cities are the most heavily “gun controlled” cities in the country. https://www.majorcitieschiefs.com/pdf/news/violent_crime_data_20162015_year_end_report.pdf

In a survey of 15,000 officers, 91% said concealed carry should be permitted citizens “without question and without further restrictions.” https://www.policeone.com/police-products/firearms/articles/6188462-PoliceOnes-2013-Gun-Policy-Law-Enforcement-Survey-Results-Executive-Summary/

A person is nearly 4x more likely to die in a car accident than to die in a firearm related incident, which is increased to nearly 20x if not involved in gang violence. ...and driving a car is not a constitutionally protected right.

Nevertheless, when it comes to legal gun ownership in America, these statistics are irrelevant. Our Constitution grants citizens the right to bear arms for a very specific and vital reason. Regardless of gun crime or any negative ramifications associated with gun ownership, the right to remain armed supersedes all opposition in order to maintain our republic and ensure individual liberty, void of government tyranny. If this right can be subverted due to a desire to remain “safe” by Americans, we have forgotten that, in order to remain safe, we must keep the power in the hands of the people. Endless propaganda is relentless in it’s attack on our freedoms. Those in power would like nothing more than an unarmed populace. Remember, “gun control” has little to do with “guns,” and everything to do with “control.”