guns

Like I stated, I didn't vet any of the links - they were the first results on DDG for "defensive gun use statistics." My point was that you can't make a statement like "owning guns causes more harm than it prevents" unless you can back it up with more than just a gut feeling. I also acknowledged the difficulty in getting exact numbers partially because of "conflicting motivations from each side citing their own numbers."

More related reading from Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gun_violence_in_the_United_States#Defensive_Gun_Violence

If we're going to make factual declarations based solely on feelings then obviously the real problems with guns are caused by evil spirits corrupting our souls because we've strayed from God's path.