Yes... but simple statistics are not nearly so...umm.. interesting... hmmm?

The overriding point is that easy access to guns, legal or illegal, means that they are more likely to be the simplest method of committing suicide or robbery, settling arguments, seeking revenge, ...or just expressing anger, frustration and general mental instability.

   It may be that the % of the population likely to commit gun violence doesn't change much, but as the population increases, the more instances will occur. Copy-cat killings as violence prone people read about others is probably a factor also... I don't see many interviews with those who do it, as they very often die in the process.

BTW...that "Beltway Sniper" thing in Maryland/DC a number of years ago... 2 of the incidents happened within 5 minutes drive of my house.