I don't know about overall reddit numbers but it's very easy to get banned in a right leaning sub for posting a left leaning opinion too. This sub leans heavily right so of course you'll see a bias in what kinds of bans there are.

Why do you guys always have some dumb shit like this to say? It was a question. You are allowed to say "there are literally no countries with less gun violence that I would want to model our policy off of because those countries all have more restrictions on speech. I'm not recommending anything about speech here so I don't know what you're on about other than "America best - must say vague thing that is bad about other countries unga bunga"

How would more guns have helped in this situation?

This all seems very hand-wavy and dangerously close to "we should do nothing" You say that each community will have to work out what best fits their needs, but don't really offer a way for them to do that. If the volunteer father figure model worked then let's do that. Government or otherwise we should organize interventions like that with communities at schools across America. That is something you can advocate for that is at least an actual action that could be taken. The government could reach out to communities and help them set up these events in a hands-off way that lets the community figure out the best way to do it for them with minimal guidance. Would you support that?

Respectfully this still isn't really a policy idea. I'm not doing this rhetorically as a way to make a point or argue. I just actually want an answer about any one thing that you would change that would address the issue. I'm not asking for a complete fix either. Surely no one thing would fix the problem. What is one law you would change or program you would have the government pay for?

Genuinely what are you talking about?

Instead of telling you you're wrong like the other two replies, I'd like to ask you to elaborate. What is a policy change that could be made that would achieve what you want? Do you think it would help stop issues where a confrontation that wouldn't otherwise escalate becomes deadly because guns are readily available in the situation? How? How can we address the cultural and mental health issues as a society? What is a real policy change that you would support?