Lots of nice graphs and charts in this article. Originally published in 1997, I wonder how Mr. Kates would rate the passage of 5 years time on gun violence in Britain after the series of Draconian gun laws the morons in government passed there?
There's also the matter of the US being a mix of people from various cultures. The
Latin American homicide rates show Mexico with a 78% higher murder rate than the US (even with private gun ownership being banned), Jamaica is 3.5 TIMES the US rate, Columbia is close to 9 TIMES the US rate
We could also get into the fact that about half of US homicides are committed by blacks, who comprise just 13% of the population, and look at the homicide rates in various African countries
When people from violent cultures immigrate to the US, they don't automaticly become more peaceful.
The suicide homicide data is a very important statistic and may well be one of the most useful statistics in the gun debate, But of course the gun-grabboids will lie about anything.
Stay well - Stay safe - Stay armed - Yorktown
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