Correlation between Anti-Gun v Anti Death Penalty Views

I would rather rehabilitate and train criminals so that they have a marketable skill they can use in the job market. I would rather guns be in the hands of law enforcement than in the hands of criminals.

In the US, support for the death penalty is treated as a litmus test for being a "true conservative". What keeps it in place is the tribalism in the two party system that we have here in the US. The most conservatives states tend to have the most executions because politicians in those states only face challenges from their conservative flank.Until conservatives are able to find some moral backbone, we will continue to have executions in the US. I do give credit to Rand Paul for at least beginning to address the inherent injustice in the US justice system. It's a step in the right direction for the Republican party.