Number of Murders, United States, 2009: 16,204
Number of Murders by Firearms, US, 2009: 9,369
Number of Murders, Britain, 2009: 1,201
(Since Britain’s population is 1/5 that of US, this is equivalent to 6,005 US murders)
(Since Britain’s population is 1/5 that of US, this is equivalent to 6,005 US murders)
Number of Murders by firearms, Britain, 2008: 39
(equivalent to 195 US murders)
(equivalent to 195 US murders)
The international comparisons show conclusively that fewer gun owners per capita produce fewer murders by firearm. In the case of Britain, 48 timesfewer than in the US.
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