Resist the urge to try and fight it, because you won't come up with a valid counter-argument. If suddenly all guns disappeared, would there still be criminals? I'll make it easy-yes.īut if suddenly all criminals disappeared, then there would no murders committed by guns. It is a Democrat problem that tries to take away the instrument used in these crimes rather than punish the criminals. You can look at a map of the US and identify where the higher rates of gun-related deaths occur. Same with deaths caused by other means, such as knives, or automobiles-without the people, those won't do any harm on their own, unless you believe in Christine.Īnd as I mentioned before, most gun-related murder victims fit a specific socioeconomic profile as do the killers. Well, there are many other countries with a higher gun-related murder rate than the US.īut unless people believe guns can kill people without human interaction, then obviously it is the people as you say. However, shotguns can be more difficult to aim into the side and back of the head, which are the most fatal points to aim (see. In his study of gunshot injuries in Mobile Alabama 1, Riddick found that of those surviving a firearm suicide attempt, 80 used a handgun, 15 a rifle, and only 5 a shotgun. There are more than 393 million guns in circulation in the United States approximately 120.5 guns for every 100 people. Using a shotgun rather than a gun or rifle. children and teens and the leading cause of death of among high school students. For some reason, Americans are a lot more murderous than other nations. According to a 2019 study, gun injuries are the second-leading cause of death among U.S. And since America is multi-racial, it must be an issue with American culture. So if it's not the guns, then it must be the people. The DOJ’s Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) reports that in 2016, some 287,400 individuals were imprisoned for committing crimes while in possession of a firearm and 90 of those firearms were obtained illegally. Yeh-had to take him to school and teach him the basics.īut there are so many more shootings, and the gun lovers have told us that it's not the fault of the guns. The Justice Department recently released a report that once again confirms a long-running statistic regarding firearms and crime.

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