#1 Most gun deaths are gang related and criminal felons cannot legally buy guns. There are already background checks on your criminal history before you purchase a gun even in the most pro-gun states.
#2 This is America, we have something called the 2nd Amendment which is part of our culture.
#3 Violent criminals won't obey gun laws no matter what laws are passed.
#4 No cities have gotten rid of their violent crime epidemic. Certainly not NYC, that's a cruel joke. Crooked politicians and bureaucrats just order law enforcement to exclude gang-related offenders from the records. The same way politicians lie and cover-up everything else that makes them look like failures.
#5 I'm going to defend my private property and myself. Legally or not. This is a growing consensus across America we have today now that every single bit of freedom we have left is under constant attack, while violent criminals are allowed to make bail and be let back onto the streets all the time.
#6 If you want to try gun control keep it confined to you and whatever major city you live in. You will be at the mercy of violent criminals. The rest of America doesn't have to live that way.