Reply #47: If you believe that strict gun laws do not prevent violence, then your sanity needs to be

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questioned.

Here's a few facts about countries and homicide.

The United States has the most lax gun laws out of industrialized nations.

The US averaged 3.98 gun homicides per 100,000 people in 2006.

England has one of the strictest gun laws out of industrialized nations.

In the same year, England and Wales combined averaged 0.13 gun homicides per 100,000 people.

Japan's gun laws nearly mirror those of England and Wales.

Japan, in 2006, averaged 0.02 gun homicides per 100,000 people.

I can see how someone believes banning guns doesn't work. It's because they never look at the facts.