No, I'm not. You're attempting to justify the atrocities faced by innocent Americans as some necessary consequence of what I guess you argue is simultaneously a "free", yet dangerously "wild" nation.

My guess is that you looked up the actual numbers as instructed, realized that NO ONE in the world "needs" firearms to the degree that Americans claim to, and decided it would be easier to try and deflect rather than address the core argument of my position.

Firearms hurt people. The more firearms there are in any given area, the more likely people are to be hurt by them. The VAST majority (like 85:1) of firearm injuries in the US are either self-inflicted, accidental, or crimes perpetrated against unarmed, innocent civilians.

Statistically, the instances of problems solved by firearms in the United States represent an effect size so negligible that they frequently fall within the margin of error, barely rising above the threshold of statistical significance.

US persons owning guns does NOTHING but create problems for US persons. Period.

If you have a fetish, say so. If you think guns are fun, say so. But don't use bullshit to try and hand wave away an epidemic caused by intellectual impotence and savage amorality.