Yes we do tend to favor our firearms. But in comparison to other countries our homicide rate is fairly low. Check out the link for a nice surprise.
http://chartsbin.com/view/1454
Originally shared by Joyce Donahue
Earlier today, I saw several people on Google+ from other countries wondering if the USA is particularly violent in comparison to their own countries.. In the past year, over 97,000 people have died here from gun violence. Here are figures from the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence:
In one year, the U.S. firearm homicide rate was:
5 times that of Canada
10 times that of Finland
13 times that of Germany
19 times that of Australia
24 times that of Spain.
44 times that of England and Wales
A 2010 study affirmed this pattern: U.S. homicide rates were 6.9 times higher than 22 other populous, high-income countries combined.
http://www.bradycampaign.org/xshare/Facts/2010-09_GBA_Overview_FINAL.pdf
As long as you stay away from the wrong end of the guns, please...
ReplyDeleteTY Tim C - good eye.
ReplyDeleteThe Brady bunch does cite the 97K but other sources make that look like it might be a combination of accident/suicide/homicide and both fatal and non-fatal.
ReplyDeleteI have met Mr. and Mrs. Brady and declined to offer my views. I can understand their views and respect them regardless of my own.