Except that it absolutely would. Not entirely, of course, but it would take the stats down by an insane amount. Just look up stats. Quoting from
this Guardian article: "The United States?s gun homicide rate is 25 times higher than other high-income countries, according to a recent study." 25 times! That's insane!
For those who are visual learners, here's a chart.
Gun control works. And the second amendment thing was written when it was muskets and gun powder, not rapid fire assault rifles.