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Originally Posted by chumdawg
Let me get this straight. You are saying that your evaluation of those stats tells you that the higher gun ownership rate in the US, vis a vis the other countries, results in a lower murder rate in the US, vis a vis the other countries...all else being equal?
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what I'm saying is that making guns illegal will mean that only criminals will have guns. why it is so hard for some to grasp the relevancy of this point is beyond me.
country, gun related homicides per 100k, guns per 100
United States 3.6 * 90
Mexico 3.7 * 15
Thailand 33.0 * 16
Colombia 51.8 * 7.2
South Africa 74.6 * 13.1
US -- more guns, fewer gun murders....
(cherry picking stats is fun and easy!)