> Gun crimes usually happen in strict gun controlled areas because criminals know it's unlikely they will be met with force.

Huh. That's an interesting point. I wonder if there are statistics showing that there is less gun crime in states with more lax gun laws.

Edit: I found two things:

https://injuryprevention.bmj.com/content/22/3/216.full

https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2017/10/2/16399418/a...

Seems like the opposite is true. States with easier gun laws have far more gun deaths. It does not seem like guns prevent crime really. If that was the case, then states with the most guns would have the least gun deaths, no?