text: I never mentioned self defense.  I mentioned the path that we are currently on is pro-violence, and the numbers back that up.  The headlines we see do not suggest that we are on an anti-violent path.  By being ranked 1st in the nation for gun deaths per 100k residents while also having the least rstructuve gun control laws in the nation, does not bode well for those wishing to argue that we are great with self-defense.