I think that socio-economic factors are not being taken into account here. The poverty that exists in Brazil far outweighs that of the highly Industrialised countries, including the USA. People have their phones snatched out of their hands in Brazil as they are highly expensive and sought after items in Brazil. These items are much cheaper in the USA. Crime rates are notoriously higher in countries that are much poorer, as you can see from your graphic of murder rates.
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Funny how some people compare places like Helsinki to places like Detroit and conclude gun laws explain the different rates of homicide there.
There are different factors occurring rather than just guns. I know it is a contentious issue. I am just putting my view out there that I am glad I live in a country where guns are not part of our culture and we don’t feel the need to be armed to feel safe. I don’t have to worry that the person walking down the road towards me might be crazy and armed and going to shoot me.
Hard to know the feeling if you’ve never lived in a country like ours.
That's weird, I have never worried about that. Not once. Is that what you really think it is like here? Was that how you felt before the NFA? If your countrymen were allowed guns is that how you would feel?
I didn’t worry about it when I visited for a few months last year, but the school massacres are a worry and I would be looking at school security if I was to send my kids to school in the USA.
It’s an interesting debate and I have had my eyes opened a little to why people feel so strongly about their rights to be armed.
Thanks for not being so one-sided in your arguments!
Remember that statistically schools are incredibly safe and the chances of being shot to death at one are very very low. It's like worrying about lighting or sharks.
You are far more likely to have your children killed while driving them to school. Your children are far more likely to be killed participating in sports. Sports besides turkey hunting, youth turkey hunting, with shotguns, is statistically the safest youth sport. Here in my state teachers are allowed to carry with permission and we have not had any school shootings.
You're right that other factors can play a major role in a country's murder rate but all you hear from the MSM is that we need tougher gun laws to prevent these mass murders when they are a fraction of the overall murders. We'd save far more lives by getting people out of poverty vs taking people's guns away.