Gun control is one of the many partisan children's-table political debates used to keep people from talking about the real issues.
Gun violence is a symptom of politics at the big-girl table, much like addiction a symptom of depression the vast majority of the time.
The only political topics that actually matter revolve around the modern slavery of humanity via infinite warfare, economic dependence, and constant reinforced fear.
These graphs can tell us why violence is breaking out better than most speculation. The explosive economic and technological growth of the 70s, 80s, and 90s has created an environment that allowed many more bad actors at the top to exploit the system to the fullest.
Well, the economy and its explosive cancerous growth are pulling back, but the leeches are still there, trying to suck blood out of a turnip.
It's like when a riot breaks out and random local business owners get fucked over because the bank froze everyone's accounts or their city won the Super Bowl. People will lash out randomly at whatever target is within arms reach. People are irrational emotional creatures that are constantly being fed bad information, especially during this digital-age.
I agree there is no need for the gun control debate, but also,... Gun Control is not a significant factor in public health safety.
In addition though we have removed healthy ways to establish peaking order. Kids and adults do establish peaking order. Arguing and the occasional punch is one way to do that... Another is to hold it until you get mad enough to pull a gun.
If you think it's bad now just wait a couple years when shit actually hits the fan. yikes.