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Originally Posted by thedoc
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Originally Posted by Clutch Munny
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“Among the world’s 23 wealthiest countries, 80 percent of all gun deaths are American deaths and 87 percent of all kids killed by guns are American kids.” This is 42.7 times greater than the rate for all the other nations combined.
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So you are compairing 'gun deaths' in America with 'gun deaths' in other countries where guns are not avalable? |
Why yes, yes he is, in a way - many of those countries ban guns. Actually the level of gun restriction varies, but all these countries have one thing in common: higher levels of gun restrictions. And guess what the "compairison" shows? By golly! Those guns are used to shoot people with. Whod'have thunk it.
If you are wondering if the US has a higher overall murder rate, then why yes, indeed it does. Most countries in western Europe, for instance, have a murder rate between 0.7 and 1.5 per 100.000 citizens. The US has 4.2 murders per 100.000. roughly 3-4 times as many.