Even how we do in country is not pretty.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gun_violence_in_the_United_States.
A large majority of the top twenty states for gun homicides are predominantly rural states, Ala, Wyo, Miss, Tenn, N M, etc.
I'm sure stats can be fount to support increasing the number of guns in The US. But I'll leave that to the NRA.
Cheers Richard