A random statistics:
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An interesting study:
Quote:
During the one-year study period, 88 649 firearm deaths were reported. Overall
firearm mortality rates are five to six times higher in HI and UMI countries in the
Americas (12.72) than in Europe (2.17), or Oceania (2.57) and 95 times higher
than in Asia (0.13). The rate of firearm deaths in the United States (14.24 per
100 000) exceeds that of its economic counterparts (1.76) eightfold and that of
UMI countries (9.69) by a factor of 1.5. Suicide and homicide contribute equally
to total firearm deaths in the US, but most firearm deaths are suicides (71%) in
HI countries and homicides (72%) in UMI countries.
Firearm death rates vary markedly throughout the industrialized world. Further
research to identify risk factors associated with these variations may help improve
prevention efforts.
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http://ije.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/reprint/27/2/214.pdf
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