I assume that in general, blue states have stricter gun laws. With the current political situation, that puts them at a disadvantage. Maybe they should consider pausing some of the laws. Maybe even sponsor weapons training. They could mix in lots of gun safety lessons at the same time. Subsidize trigger locks and that sort of thing too.
Getting an accurate tally of the total number of privately owned guns is hard, but by any measure it’s ridiculously high.
Yes, the more rural and conservative states have more guns per capita. But even little New Jersey, with “only” 1.1 guns per 1,000 residents, has over 102k guns in the state. Nobody in the US is lacking for access to firearms.