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Originally Posted by Joe Citizen
Nice way to distort the figues. We were talking about homicide rates we're we not? It's a lot easier to deal with a fist in the face than a bullet in the face wouldn't you say?
Lets take a look. As I have shown, the homicide rate in Australia is around 2 per 100,000 people. The rate in the USA (even after recent falls) was around 7 per 100,000 people (2001). So the USA has a homicide rate around 350% higher than Australia.
Bottom line: High levels of gun ownership promotes a culture of violence and results in much higher homicide rates.
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Of course it's easier to deal with a fist in the face than a bullet. According to your logic though, shouldn't your homicide rate have fallen a number somewhat proportionate to the decrease in gun related deaths?
If homicide by gun is down 50% (let's say), and homicide it's self is only down 7% (let's say), doesn't that suggest that people are finding other ways to kill people, even without a gun?
I think it's more than just gun ownership. I think it's the entire culture in the united states including population density, social status, racial makeup, etc. Trying to pin is soley on gun ownership is kind of ignorant.