>>We are off the charts when it comes to stabbings, beating people to death, strangulations, homicidal drownings, any kind of murder you can think of. We also have very high rates of deaths from drugs and alcohol, motor-vehicle mishaps, accidents, and the like. The question of why, exactly, that is the case is a matter of intense scholarly interest, and there is, so far, no conclusive answer.
No conclusive answer because of scholarly cowardice. The answer is right in front of your face, if you choose to acknowledge it.
Do I assume correctly that your meaning suggests that if you deduct certain demographic realities from the equation, then U.S. crime satitistics mirror those of European nations with less ethnically diverse populations?
You're right, other than a very few academics it won't be addresses. As the author notes correctly.
The issue is the character of the people, not the state of gun laws
I was thinking that myself, but you’re not allowed to say it out loud in modern America. Take a look at one of those interactive homicide maps that the news outlets occasionally publish, allowing you to remove certain demographics from the murder map. It’s surprising (NOT).