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edslunch · 05-09-2011, 10:24 AM

I don't have statistics at hand but it seems like most stats I've seen in the past show the per capita firearm death rate in the US being significantly higher than other developer nations. The simplest answer to throw out is that this is a direct result of the freer availability of guns. But as other point out, guns don't kill, people do. Does this mean that the US just has a higher proportion of homicidal people?

Does anyone dispute that the US has higher gun death rates? Does anyone care to speculate why that is?

05-09-2011, 10:24 AM	#71
edslunch Franchise Player Join Date: Apr 2009 Exp:	I don't have statistics at hand but it seems like most stats I've seen in the past show the per capita firearm death rate in the US being significantly higher than other developer nations. The simplest answer to throw out is that this is a direct result of the freer availability of guns. But as other point out, guns don't kill, people do. Does this mean that the US just has a higher proportion of homicidal people? Does anyone dispute that the US has higher gun death rates? Does anyone care to speculate why that is?