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America is a Violent Country [View all] salvorhardin Jul 2012 OP
New Zealand either has something going on or there ain't nobody 2on2u Jul 2012 #1
New Zealand doesn't even have the lowest gun ownership per capita either salvorhardin Jul 2012 #2
You should have a closer look at that chart before relying on it. mattclearing Jul 2012 #31
The apologists will tell you that violent crime has gone down flamingdem Jul 2012 #3
extreme yet, never extreme enough fascisthunter Jul 2012 #4
Don't jump too far salvorhardin Jul 2012 #5
Gun violence death figures are 10,000 per year USA, 46 in England flamingdem Jul 2012 #6
Right salvorhardin Jul 2012 #7
I see what you're saying flamingdem Jul 2012 #8
Actually 8700 in 2010 and still falling. hack89 Jul 2012 #33
Charts that list just gun deaths would be even more lopsided than these Major Nikon Jul 2012 #9
I can't find time series data for gun deaths salvorhardin Jul 2012 #11
"Which of those countries have liberal gun laws?" bhikkhu Jul 2012 #17
Gun onwership in Switzerland is very different from the US Major Nikon Jul 2012 #19
A cultural difference - they see gun ownership more as a sober responsibility bhikkhu Jul 2012 #20
I've been living in Switzerland for a long time now, and your Democracyinkind Jul 2012 #28
Finland is really weird eridani Jul 2012 #22
Some of the happiest countries have the highest suicide rates Major Nikon Jul 2012 #24
Well, yes. But Norway, Sweden and Finland seem so similar eridani Jul 2012 #25
There has been a large and constant drop in that rate in the subsequent 11 years hack89 Jul 2012 #35
So, trust you instead of DOJ or FBI stats? Tejas Jul 2012 #34
We have cut our murder rate in half in the past 30 years hack89 Jul 2012 #36
Much of the gun violence in the US B2G Jul 2012 #10
Interesting idea salvorhardin Jul 2012 #15
Also of interest salvorhardin Jul 2012 #12
Delaware and Maryland may be anomalies because eridani Jul 2012 #23
It's the promotion of guns AND our biggest industry--producing war soldiers. valerief Jul 2012 #13
Oh, it's definitely cultural salvorhardin Jul 2012 #14
Absolutely! nt valerief Jul 2012 #16
Wealth discrepancy, mental health stigmas, an extremely heterogeneous culture... Brickbat Jul 2012 #18
Gangs and drugs B2G Jul 2012 #21
LOL, let's see the chart for Mexico. Tejas Jul 2012 #26
I Own 3 Guns MooseTrax Jul 2012 #27
Interesting that you should find "assault death" statistics Surya Gayatri Jul 2012 #29
LOL "penile compensation" Tejas Jul 2012 #30
LOL you live in Europe, where SILENCERS are legal. Tejas Jul 2012 #32
This message was self-deleted by its author HuckleB Jul 2012 #37
Clear Channel Tsiyu Jul 2012 #38
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