The truth about gun violence in the United Sates . . . the absolute truth:

USA TODAY
No, Mr. President, the NRA is not to blame: Chris Cox, NRA-ILA Executive Director
 Just when we think that politics can’t sink any lower, President Obama once again proves us wrong by politicizing the tragedy in San Bernardino before the facts were even known. What we do know is that the American people are heartbroken by these horrific crimes — and despite what the president would have us believe — America’s law-abiding gun owners are heartbroken by these horrific crimes as well. At the same time, we are sick and tired of this president suggesting the men and women of the National Rifle Association are somehow to blame.

Editor's notes:  Understand that nothing Obama or his mindless cronies envision as "gun control laws,"  would have stopped or,  in anyway whatsoever,  mitigated the terrorist attack in San Bernardino,  this past week  . . . . . .   nothing.  

In fact,  it is intellectually insulting for someone to suggest that taking guns away from me and the 6 million members of the NRA would solve the gun violence problem in this country or,  in any way,  lessen the stats that frame the issue.  

And lying about the extent of the problem does not help.  You have a bogus study by Reddit that finds 355 mass shootings,  in 2015 alone when the FBI says there were 40 that resulted in 4 deaths or more,  per event.  In the Reddit number,  147 events did not involve a single death. 

But,  let's put that 355 number in context by parsing another number the Left loves to use,  over and over again.  "33,000."  That is the approximate number of deaths "as a result of gun violence."  

I offer that last phrase in quotes,  because this is the kind of language the Left uses to frame their side of the debate.  So,  how does the 33,000 number break down?  65% of that number (21,400) are suicides;  another 10,000 are deaths caused by our inner city gangs,  domestic terrorist all.  Combined,  we have a sub-total of 31,400.  The remaining 1600 deaths include the deaths resulting from mass shootings,  cop shooting of which 99.5% are wholly justified, suicide by cop,  and,  accidental shootings.  

You can't prevent a single suicidal death via legislation  . . .   even if that legislation includes gun confiscation.  Folks bent on suicide will figure out how to be successful in their effort(s).  The 10,000 gang murders?  Buy an island and send the gangland punks there.  In other words,  don't get rid of the guns,  get ride of the pathological punks who use them,  along with their knives,  chains and clubs.  The 1600 remaining deaths?  There are things we can do to less this number.  

And, to be serious,  there are things we can do to reduce the numbers that total gang membership.  

Understand that gun violence is at a 20 year low,  despite the constant reminder.  

Now you know.