[–] IWasBilbo 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago (edited ago)
| Country | % of homicides by firearm | Number of homicides by firearm | Homicide by firearm rate per 100,000 pop | Rank by rate of ownership | Average firearms per 100 people | Average total all civilian firearms |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| France | 9.6 | 35 | 0.06 | 12 | 31.2 | 19M |
| United States | 60 | 9 146 | 2.97 | 1 | 88.8 | 270M |
Source: http://www.theguardian.com/news/datablog/2012/jul/22/gun-homicides-ownership-world-list
Stop pretending that USA doesn't have the highest gun crime rate, ownership and homicide rate in the world.
[–] brother_tempus 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
Your cherry picking fallacy is noted
Violent crime is more than just murders ...... go back to the drawing board .. or better yet .. just read the data in my source that comes from a review of these nationas own crime statistics
[–] IWasBilbo 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
Do you expect statistics to change? Check this out. Shocker, USA still has a bigger crime rate.
http://www.nationmaster.com/country-info/compare/France/United-States/Crime
[–] iAMtheBelvedere ago
@Brother_tempus rests his case. Well said, good source too