Lady .. you make a good point
The nation is divided along urban non-urban lines
People outside the urban core are the deplorables ... we have guns, like boats, go to NASCAR, flip burgers at BBQs ... we vote conservative ... demographically speaking ... we are growing
Inside the urban core, is a group which have it tough ... guns and violence are daily ... this group votes 90% for big government ... this group is not growing.
This division is continually exploited ... as you noted.
Back fired on Hillary though.
But guns are not the problem.
Martin Luther King focused on economics ... it is still economics ... not guns