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Old 03-30-2004, 07:30 AM
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Originally Posted by oddlycalm";p=&quot View Post
As far as the gun violence rates, the US is up there with some raunchy third world countries, which is complete nonsense.

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Are you calling Finland a third world country?

Straight from the Small Arms Survey 2003:
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By any measure, the United States is the most armed country in the world. It far surpasses second-highest Yemen, home to roughly 33-50 firearms per 100 people, or third highest Finland with 39 per 100.
The US has rates of 83-96 firearms per 100 people. The gun violence rates reflect this.

The rough average for Europe is around in the mid 20's per 100.
Otherwise, I think SprintHawk has pretty much nailed the things that should be examined about US gun control.
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