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In Other Countries, Gun Laws Are Strict and Work - NYTimes.com - 1 views

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  • wherever there are more firearms, there are more homicides
  • American murder rate is roughly 15 times
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A Land Without Guns: How Japan Has Virtually Eliminated Shooting Deaths - Max Fisher - ... - 0 views

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  • In 2008, the U.S. had over 12 thousand firearm-related homicides. All of Japan experienced only 11, fewer than were killed at the Aurora shooting alone. And that was a big year: 2006 saw an astounding two, and when that number jumped to 22 in 2007, it became a national scandal. By comparison, also in 2008, 587 Americans were killed just by guns that had discharged accidentally.
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Gun Violence in United States Cities > Margin Lines - 3 views

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  • Detroit’s gun homicide rate (35.9) is just a bit less than El Salvador (39.9)
  • Gun murder in Newark (25.4) and Miami (23.7) is comparable to Colombia (27.1).
  • Washington D.C. (19) has a higher rate of gun homicide than Brazil (18.1).
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  • Baltimore’s rate (29.7) is not too far off that of Guatemala (34.8).
  • Atlanta’s rate (17.2) is about the same as South Africa (17).
  • The pattern is staggering. A number of U.S. cities have gun homicide rates in line with the most deadly nations in the world.
  • If it were a country, New Orleans (with a rate 62.1 gun murders per 100,000 people) would rank second in the world.
  • Alex Wood on 04 Jun 13
     
    Look at map and italics under map. The map compares gun homicides in some American cities to entire countries worldwide. We need more guns to help protect people from statistics.
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Concealed Gun Laws By State - 1 views

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  • Alex Wood on 04 Jun 13
     
    I know it's out of my research area, but I thought this would be an important chart for gun legislation today
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