Gun violence map

So, basically, outside of a few metropolitan areas gun murders in the US aren't among the highest in the world. Only in those cities, and probably only in certain select areas in those cities. The rest of the US is a safe place, not a bullet riddled cesspool.

But I don't have any problem with background checks, waiting periods, etc., before a citizen can buy a gun. Just not sure the criminals/murderers will comply with the law.

Example #1, quoted
"We can't put this off any longer," President Obama implored the nation last week as he introduced 23 executive actions designed to reduce gun violence in America. While the United States has the highest level of gun ownership per capita in the world, its rate of gun homicides, about three per 100,000 people, is far lower than that of Honduras, the country with the world's highest gun homicide rate (roughly 68 gun murders per 100,000 people). But America's homicide rate varies significantly by city and metro area, as I pointed out here at Cities a few weeks ago.
The map below compares the rate of gun murders in American cities to nations around the world. Building upon Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data used in that post, Zara Matheson of the Martin Prosperity Institute compiled additional data from the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime and other sources collated by The Guardian. (While international crime data suffer from significant reporting and comparison issues, homicide data is more reliable. As the Urban Institute's John Roman points out, it is the one type of crime that is "hard to fake" and also most likely to be reported.)"

"The pattern is staggering. A number of U.S. cities have gun homicide rates in line with the most deadly nations in the world.

• If it were a country, New Orleans (with a rate 62.1 gun murders per 100,000 people) would rank second in the world.
• Detroit's gun homicide rate (35.9) is just a bit less than El Salvador (39.9).
• Baltimore's rate (29.7) is not too far off that of Guatemala (34.8).
• Gun murder in Newark (25.4) and Miami (23.7) is comparable to Colombia (27.1).
• Washington D.C. (19) has a higher rate of gun homicide than Brazil (18.1).
• Atlanta's rate (17.2) is about the same as South Africa (17).
• Cleveland (17.4) has a higher rate than the Dominican Republic (16.3).
• Gun murder in Buffalo (16.5) is similar to Panama (16.2).
• Houston's rate (12.9) is slightly higher than Ecuador's (12.7).
• Gun homicide in Chicago (11.6) is similar to Guyana (11.5).
• Phoenix's rate (10.6) is slightly higher than Mexico (10).
• Los Angeles (9.2) is comparable to the Philippines (8.9).
• Boston rate (6.2) is higher than Nicaragua (5.9).
• New York, where gun murders have declined to just four per 100,000, is still higher than Argentina (3).
• Even the cities with the lowest homicide rates by American standards, like San Jose and Austin, compare to Albania and Cambodia respectively.

Yes, it's true we are comparing American cities to nations. But most of these countries here have relatively small populations, in many cases comparable to large U.S. metros.
The sad reality is that many American cities have rates of gun homicides comparable to the some of the most violent nations in the world."

Example #2, quoted
"What Is shown below is a daily occurrence in The Portland Area. 99% of these are GANG related. Not one gun law will have any affect on any of them. What would have an effect is abolishment and control of the Gangs.... But they seem to serve a purpose and that is fear in the public which makes them inclined to vote for tax levies for Law enforcement and jails, instead of actually cracking down hard on the gangs, they do things that essentially have zero effect on controlling and stopping any of it. Instead they prop up their gun crime statistics and use that against the 2nd Amendment and the citizens as well. This accounts for most of the false gun stats that the anti's use for the state.
Seriously there are 1 to 2 and sometimes more shootings a night in Portland/Gresham areas every day of the year. And they are predominantly gangs doing the shooting.
The stats the anti gun crowd use are deliberately misleading and deceptive."