Guns Don't Kill, People do:
"?What makes gun control so compelling for many is the belief that violent crime is driven by the availability of guns, and more importantly, that criminal violence in general may be reduced by limiting access to firearms,? says Gary Mauser, author of the paper and professor of business at Simon Fraser University. "
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Perhaps, by ratio per capita, America has more fucked up people than other countries. I'm willing to believe that as I see them every day driving to and from work.
Stats, stats and more stats: Those who claim the US is much, much worse than "some other" countries have your stats skewed. Basically, if you compare only firearm homicide and suicide data alone (and against a biased selection of other countries), the US will rank high. However, take into account TOTAL homicide and suicide rates, even against those selective countries and the US rates much better.
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People are knocking themselves and others off regardless of gun availability. Don't kid yourself with this false argument in this thread.
I think the whole gun-control this, gun-control that argument is pointless. "...the risk of death in the US due to homicide, suicide and gun accidents is not significantly higher than in the rest of the world".
Ever see the movie Soylent Green? "It's people!". "It's people!". You're goddamn right it's people that's the issue.