> It would be a miracle if the US experienced mass shootings at the rate the UK experiences mass stabbings.

It would indeed be a miracle as the US would drastically have to reduce their number of shootings to get down to the number of UK mass stabbings.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_mass_stabbings_in_the_...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_mass_shootings_in_the_...

That is why I said that, as the comparison is pretty weak. The US' gun problem basically wouldn't be a topic of discussion if it was occurring at the rate mass stabbings do in the UK.