Gun Control Thread- Should we?

[cpayne5]

I am going to reply to Schneed's post here, as I don't believe that a discussion on firearms should take place in the Connecticut shooting thread...

Originally Posted by Schneed10

I'm so sad about this.

The United States averages 9 gun deaths per 100,000 people per year. Canada averages 4.78. France averages 3. Australia, 2.94. Norway, 1.78. Greece, 1.50. Germany, 1.10. Spain, 0.63. The Netherlands, 0.46. United Kingdom, 0.22. Japan, 0.07.

If you think it is impossible for gun control laws to work, then you must believe we are more violent than the people of all of these nations. That is the wrong kind of exceptional.

I know it is technically correct, but it should be clarified that the term "death" in this context includes homicides, suicides, and accidental. The homicide rate by itself is 2.98.