Key points in the Pew Research Statistics regarding gun deaths in the United States.

While 2017 saw the highest total number of gun deaths in the U.S., this statistic does not take into account the nation’s growing population.

suicides have long accounted for the majority of U.S. gun deaths.

I don't need to make a crass joke just to sarcastically say that I support responsible gun ownership since others have already done so on my behalf: I don't need to say what I want to say.

before you downvote, think about it: my opinion is valid since I personally witnessed my mom get shot and bleed to death in the Philippines in 2008, got threated by a gun by my father in the Philippines by 2014, and fired my first automatic firearm by 2017 in a shooting range in Las Vegas (an FN P90). What's your excuse if you never stared down the barrel of a gun? Paid to say things? I'm not paid by any gun maker, unlike the NRA.