Wetcoaster Posted December 15, 2012 Share Posted December 15, 2012 Some country comparisons on gun deaths and gun ownership. Lots of guns in Switzerland - No. 3 in the world per 100 pop. UK In the United Kingdom, annual deaths resulting from firearms total 2009: 1381 In the United Kingdom, the annual rate of all gun deaths per 100,000 population is 2009: 0.22 Rate of Civilian Firearm Possession per 100 Population The rate of private gun ownership in the United Kingdom is 6.72 firearms per 100 people Japan In Japan, annual firearm homicides total 2008: 11 In Japan, the annual rate of firearm homicide per 100,000 population is 2008: 0.0 Rate of Civilian Firearm Possession per 100 Population The rate of private gun ownership in Japan is 0.62 firearms per 100 people Privately Owned Firearms - World Ranking In a comparison of the number of privately owned guns in 178 countries, Japan ranked at No. 641 Privately Owned Firearms per 100 Population - World Ranking In a comparison of the rate of private gun ownership in 179 countries, Japan ranked at No. 1642 Canada In Canada, annual firearm homicides total 2009: 173 Rate of Gun Homicide per 100,000 People Canada, the annual rate of firearm homicide per 100,000 population is 2009: 0.5 Rate of Civilian Firearm Possession per 100 Population The rate of private gun ownership in Canada is 23.82 firearms per 100 people Privately Owned Firearms - World Ranking In a comparison of the number of privately owned guns in 178 countries, Canada ranked at No. 121 Privately Owned Firearms per 100 Population - World Ranking In a comparison of the rate of private gun ownership in 179 countries, Canada ranked at No. 133 Switzerland In Switzerland, annual firearm homicides total 2010: 40 In Switzerland, the annual rate of firearm homicide per 100,000 population is 2010: 0.52 Rate of Civilian Firearm Possession per 100 Population The rate of private gun ownership in Switzerland is 45.72 firearms per 100 people Privately Owned Firearms - World Ranking In a comparison of the number of privately owned guns in 178 countries, Switzerland ranked at No. 22 Privately Owned Firearms per 100 Population - World Ranking In a comparison of the rate of private gun ownership in 179 countries, Switzerland ranked at No. 3 USA In the United States, annual firearm homicides total 2009: 9,146 In the United States, the annual rate of firearm homicide per 100,000 population is 2009: 2.98 Rate of Civilian Firearm Possession per 100 Population The rate of private gun ownership in the United States is 88.82 firearms per 100 people Privately Owned Firearms - World Ranking In a comparison of the number of privately owned guns in 178 countries, the United States ranked at No. 1 Privately Owned Firearms per 100 Population - World Ranking In a comparison of the rate of private gun ownership in 179 countries, the United States ranked at No. 1 http://www.gunpolicy...n/united-states Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Primus099 Posted December 15, 2012 Share Posted December 15, 2012 Guns make people safer only in their minds not in reality. Unless you are a well trained person. People really have no idea what a gun fight looks like. They think call of duty has been their training. If you ever seen a trained killer take on the police in a gun fight one guy can take out 3/5 cops easily by their patterned advance on them. Unless of course you used an ump in call of duty. Then you the man. guns aren't the only issue. It's mental defectives roaming free due to their sh!t healthcare and economy with access to guns. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Master Mind Posted December 15, 2012 Share Posted December 15, 2012 News said police mentioned that they never fired any shots, so he took his own life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Ambien Posted December 15, 2012 Share Posted December 15, 2012 Outside of general gun control, there is really one thing I would like to see, and that would be outright banning of automatic and semi-automatic weapons. There is no reason you need an assault rifle. Not for hunting, not for protecting yourself. No situation will require you to need a semi-automatic rifle with a 30 clip cartridge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghostsof1915 Posted December 15, 2012 Share Posted December 15, 2012 Because they have to keep the King of England away by any means necessary. Oh and most importantly, FREEDOM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUPERTKBD Posted December 15, 2012 Share Posted December 15, 2012 Maybe you should look up how many innocent children die in crashes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theminister Posted December 15, 2012 Share Posted December 15, 2012 First time I've checked this thread. Something in me really didn't want to. It's absolutely pathetic that I could have told you beforehand exactly which side of this issue every single regular poster in OT would fall on. / Not right vs left... American values vs Canadian values. // We are that different now. Polarized. /// I'm not sure we will ever get that back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Ambien Posted December 15, 2012 Share Posted December 15, 2012 Seat belts. Air bags. Crash testing. Minimum tire standards. etc. Lots has been done to prevent car crashes. I don't see any effort at all being put forth to prevent gun deaths. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VancouverCanucksRock Posted December 15, 2012 Share Posted December 15, 2012 That's likely because you guys are arguing about stupid and pointless stuff. Are strawberries a deterrent to nuclear winter? As far as the US is concerned.. Guns only may be a deterrent to a crime. There's too many types of crimes, too many ways to commit a crime, to many variables that caused a crime, to simply blame one thing like a gun for deterring a crime or some swath of crimes. Gun control laws do not work and the premise is simple -- gun control laws only limit the LEGAL usage of guns. Criminals in the US, who have no problem attaining a gun, or any items to kill someone or a bunch of people, do not give two flying s***s about what is legal and what is not. Why would they care about gun control laws? Laws are not a deterrent to people who don't care about them. Does one really need a study to figure this out? 1897 people in the US were killed with knives/sharp objects in 2008. Stop knives before they stop you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAMBUTANS Posted December 15, 2012 Share Posted December 15, 2012 No to guns. Ban all guns. Unless you are in law enforcement no one should possess a gun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inane Posted December 15, 2012 Share Posted December 15, 2012 Seat belts. Air bags. Crash testing. Minimum tire standards. etc. Lots has been done to prevent car crashes. I don't see any effort at all being put forth to prevent gun deaths. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kassian Posted December 15, 2012 Share Posted December 15, 2012 No to guns. Ban all guns. Unless you are in law enforcement no one should possess a gun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Ambien Posted December 15, 2012 Share Posted December 15, 2012 in one minute, how many people can someone kill with say, that Revolver?? Compared to how many someone can kill with in one minute with a sharp object? I await your answer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theminister Posted December 15, 2012 Share Posted December 15, 2012 Yet still people die by the thousands. Just throw your hands up and say 'meh, we tried'? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rampage Posted December 15, 2012 Share Posted December 15, 2012 Maybe you should look up how many innocent children die in crashes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUPERTKBD Posted December 15, 2012 Share Posted December 15, 2012 Yeah, all of these restrictive laws are no effort at all.. this guy.. lol. Murders in general, never mind gun murders, have steadily decreased.. consistently.. over the last few decades. Something should always be done about murders but it's not at such a pace that justifies the knee jerk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUPERTKBD Posted December 15, 2012 Share Posted December 15, 2012 Yet still people die by the thousands. Just throw your hands up and say 'meh, we tried'? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bookie Posted December 15, 2012 Share Posted December 15, 2012 Not sure if this was posted here, but I was just reading about the shootings on another site and this essay was linked. Interesting food for thought: Why Most Mass Murderers Are Privileged White Men Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inane Posted December 15, 2012 Share Posted December 15, 2012 wtf? People do not get into their cars and intentionally run into other cars filled with children. There's a HUGE difference in innocent kids dying in car crashes and those who get gunned down while in they're at school in their classroom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inane Posted December 15, 2012 Share Posted December 15, 2012 As far as I know, the efforts to make automobile travel safer are ongoing. The ones throwing their arms up and saying "meh" are the pro-gun crowd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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