It really doesn't matter. It's just more total crime and deaths, particularly from guns. The outcome either way is more gun regulation. The 90s "Assault Weapon Ban" was passed to curb gang violence. The upside is crime is still lower than the 80s or 90s, the downside is that it's definitely trending up and mass shootings being much higher than ever is definitely adding to the public's desire for action. Soooo you probably don't need as high of a crime rate to get the same discontent from the public.