The US is the 3rd highest for gun violence in the world out of 193 countries. But, if you removed the top 5 cities for gun violence in the US from the equation then the US would be the 189th on the list. Side note, all 5 of those cities are run by democrats and have the strictest gun laws in the country.

The claim involves multiple components: the US ranking as the 3rd highest country for gun violence out of 193 nations, the impact of excluding the top 5 US cities on that ranking, and the political leadership and gun law strictness in those cities. Reliable global gun violence rankings typically come from organizations like the Small Arms Survey or WHO data, but these sources do not commonly rank countries with such precise ordinal placement (e.g.

Exactly 3rd) in recent years. Additionally, city-level exclusion affecting national rankings to such an extreme degree (from 3rd to 189th) is highly unusual and not supported by standard crime or violence statistics. The political claim that all five top violent cities are run by Democrats and have the strictest gun laws is a politically charged assertion that requires detailed municipal governance and legislative analysis; such data is often complex and varies over time.

The single source provided (a general news archive search) does not supply direct evidence or authoritative data to substantiate these claims. Therefore, without more specific, credible sources or official statistics, this statement cannot be confirmed as accurate.