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The
number actually doesn't seem to include suicides, ~11k/year sounds
about right for gun-related homicides. As mentioned a huge chunk (56% in
the year 2000 data) of gun-related deaths are suicides.
>There
were 52,447 deliberate and 23,237 accidental non-fatal gunshot injuries
in the United States during 2000.[4] The majority of gun-related deaths
in the United States are suicides,[5] with 17,352 (55.6%) of the total
31,224 firearm-related deaths in 2007 due to suicide, while 12,632
(40.5%) were homicide deaths.[6]
But like other anons have
pointed out, compare homicides and US is higher but not that much
higher than other western nations. US has a strong gun culture and tons
of firearms, so obviously they're going to be a popular tool if someone
wants to kill another human being. Having so many guns doesn't make
people more violent, though. People still kill people in other
countries, it's just that in the UK since it's harder to get a gun some
chav will just stab you instead of shoot you. And while murder rate is
higher, overall violent crime rate in the US is actually lower than many
countries with more strict firearm regulations. |