Posted on 01/09/2013 1:31:24 PM PST by MinorityRepublican
The United States has far more violent deaths than any other wealthy nation in part because there are so many residents who own guns and store them in unlocked places in their homes.
The lax gun rules are a major contributor to the low life expectancy rate that Americans have compared to their global counterparts.
That claim comes just weeks after the horrific shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School and as politicians make calls for stricter gun controls.
The United States has about six violent deaths per 100,000 residents and none of the 16 other countries included in the review came anywhere close to that ratio.
(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...
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Heh, factor abortions into that average and the numbers are abysmally low for most “developed” nations.
Most killed and injured by guns are bad guys being killed or injured by good guys with guns.
Wait until Obamacare kicks in!
Nice try, Brits.
You just might want to do a bit more correlating with respect to particular “cultures” and gun deaths.
Once you account for this, recalculate...and see what happens.
The United States has about six violent deaths per 100,000 residents and none of the 16 other countries included in the review came anywhere close to that ratio.
Let's say that the average age of death of those 6 people is 20 and their life expectancy would have been 80 years. So you lose 6*60=360 years of life expectancy per 100,000 people or an average of 1.3 days of life expectancy. I expect that potato chips have a greater effect.
These stats are a lie (30K gun deaths). According to the FBI, for 2011, there were between 12K and 13K gun deaths.
Correct. Many libs are now out lying by stating it's 40K to match auto crash deaths.
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Absolutely. One cannot discuss violence in the US without discussing race and the destruction of the nuclear family by our welfare state policies. Mass killings are a small fraction of the gun and other violence in the US.
Right on! Politicians dare not mention that basic truth for fear of being labeled "Racist!".
Lets hope the moderator is fair minded. The truth shall set you free.
I actually believe you. I know it’s low.
Ha! Excellent reply.
But our “murder rate” needs to be normed to give any meaningful number. There’s no reason to pretend that most of the population shares the same rate as the heavily black and hispanic areas of Detroit, Camden, Florida, the Worst cities of California, St. Louis,,, etc.
Most normal people simply do not share this risk.
Lumping us in with them is like lumping us in with Mexico because we are all in North America.
No F*CKING Propaganda in that “info graphic” whatsoever or hackneyed agenda....no sir err bob... /sarc
Notice how the one un-armed person in the top is female and all the others are Males.... That is sexist, i know plenty of female gun owners.
The United States has far more violent deaths than any other wealthy nation in part because there are so many residents who own guns and store them in unlocked places in their homes.
Prove it. Show the FBI/DOJ crime stats that support that statement..
Nice try, Brits.
You just might want to do a bit more correlating with respect to particular “cultures” and gun deaths.
Once you account for this, recalculate...and see what happens.
Also British Gun Statitstic and Murder Statistics are SKEWED horribly as they don’t count a unconvicted murder as an ACTUAL Murder...
The Top Constable in Britain ADMITS this inconveinient fact!!!
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