I have a question for freepers that are into statistics or arguing for 2nd Amendment rights. This is something I should probably know already, but I was arguing with somebody about gun rights, and this person was throwing out numbers about how Australia and the individual countries Europe have a much lower violent crime rates than the US. Without pointing out the obvious on how using guns in self defense deters criminals, can anybody tell me why Europe/Australia has a lower rate of violent crime than the US? Or if this data is even correct? I'd appreciate it.