Gun Control & RKBA
In reply to the discussion: Ohio: Buckeyes for Concealed Carry President Uses Handgun to Defend Family [View all]DanTex
(20,709 posts)If there were some other reason (e.g. "culture", the drug war, the history of slavery, whatever other excuses the NRA bots come up with) besides guns to explain why US has homicide rates are 4X to 5X the rest of the developed world, it would also show up in other kinds of violent crime. But it doesn't. The fact that you are only talking about homicide doesn't mean you just get to ignore this.
It is well known outside the NRA bubble that guns don't have too much of an effect on overall crime rates, but the have a significant effect on homicide rates specifically. This is because conflicts involving guns are much likely to result in homicide than conflicts or crimes committed with other weapons. The international comparison is only a small part of the evidence for this, but the fact that this exact pattern is what shows up internationally further shows that guns are playing a major role.