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Showing Original Post only (View all)One map that puts America's gun violence epidemic in perspective [View all]
When it comes to gun ownership, the US blows the rest of the world out of the water. And the research on guns suggests that's probably contributing to our gun murder problem one that the 74 school shootings that have happened since Sandy Hook demonstrate isn't yet under control.
Here's a map of firearm ownership around the world, using 2012 data compiled by The Guardian. The United States has nearly twice as many guns per 100 people as the next closest, Yemen 88.8 guns per 100 as opposed to 54.8 in Yemen. Here's how that looks mapped:
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How does this relate to homicide rates? Not simply. For instance, the United States has over 12 times as many guns per person as Honduras, but the 2012 US gun homicide rate per 100,000 people (2.97) is 1/22 of Honduras' (68.43). That's because, while guns make murder easier, wealthy industrialized countries generally have significantly lower rates of violent crime than comparatively impoverished ones.
But when you compare the United States to nations like Britain and Japan, it becomes clear that firearm ownership contributes to America's murder problem. The American firearm homicide rate is about 20 times the average among Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development countries (excluding Mexico).
http://www.vox.com/2014/6/11/5797892/us-world-firearm-ownership-map
Here's a map of firearm ownership around the world, using 2012 data compiled by The Guardian. The United States has nearly twice as many guns per 100 people as the next closest, Yemen 88.8 guns per 100 as opposed to 54.8 in Yemen. Here's how that looks mapped:
[center][/center]
How does this relate to homicide rates? Not simply. For instance, the United States has over 12 times as many guns per person as Honduras, but the 2012 US gun homicide rate per 100,000 people (2.97) is 1/22 of Honduras' (68.43). That's because, while guns make murder easier, wealthy industrialized countries generally have significantly lower rates of violent crime than comparatively impoverished ones.
But when you compare the United States to nations like Britain and Japan, it becomes clear that firearm ownership contributes to America's murder problem. The American firearm homicide rate is about 20 times the average among Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development countries (excluding Mexico).
http://www.vox.com/2014/6/11/5797892/us-world-firearm-ownership-map
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One map that puts America's gun violence epidemic in perspective [View all]
SecularMotion
Jun 2014
OP
Honduras has a murder rate 22 times that of America? I would seriously want to take my children
Fred Sanders
Jun 2014
#3
In America we have cut our murder and manslaughter rate in half over the past 20 years
hack89
Jun 2014
#19
We are not supposed to notice that poverty and corruption correlate...
friendly_iconoclast
Jun 2014
#22
We have a horrible murder rate compared to countries like us. No one can deny it. n-t
Logical
Jun 2014
#23
Yet the point of the OP is that high gun ownership rates cause high murder rates
hack89
Jun 2014
#24
I am fine with guns. But I have no doubt that if there were no guns the USA murder rate would......
Logical
Jun 2014
#25
Guns are designed to kill things. Stop the silly comparisons. I will take my chance.....
Logical
Jun 2014
#28
Guns make it easy to kill people. LOL, why do cops/military carry guns? Get it yet? n-t
Logical
Jun 2014
#30
You really think if there were NO guns that they would all be replaced with other weapons? n-t
Logical
Jun 2014
#32
If you have no stake in the game, why should it matter what you think about the game?
Jenoch
Jul 2014
#69
LOL, so under your logic we should give guns to robbers to reduce injury's? Classic! n-t
Logical
Jun 2014
#38
No, based on what you said would that not prevent injury's??? You said it Einstein, not me.......
Logical
Jun 2014
#40
You still have not explained why we don't arm robbers with guns to prevent injury's! Please....
Logical
Jun 2014
#44
So you have no proof of this claim except something you read who knows where? LOL.....
Logical
Jun 2014
#46
LOL, you said it was a book! So you didn't even look before? Just BSing me? n-t
Logical
Jun 2014
#48