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tellarion:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/...omicides-ownership/table/
Gosh, that's some esteemed colleagues that the US seems to be hanging out with!
Compare the US with Japan, Canada, Oz+NZ and the majority of Europe(ie the majority of industrialized nations in the world) and tell me what you discover.
We have a problem in the US. And the first step to fixing a problem IS ADMITTING YOU HAVE A DAMN PROBLEM.
Excuse my sarcasm... However, looking at that list, here's what I discovered: The United States may be first on that list as far as gun ownership, but 5th on the list as far as percentage of gun related homicides. Here's the winners who beat out the United States for 1st place.
1. Brazil with 70.8% or 34,678 gun related homicides.
2. Colombia with 81.1% or 12,539 gun related homicides.
3. Mexico with 54.9% or 11,309 gun related homicides.
4. Venezuela with 79.5 or 11,115 gun related homicides.
They all share one thing in common too: All are south of the U.S. Border, so take your argument there.