06-26-2016, 07:42 AM
the majority of deaths by bullet are suicides
There are still over 10,000 non-suicide deaths in the US by firearms every year, which by any measure is still a monstrously large number. Far larger than anywhere else in the world:
According to data compiled by the United Nations, the United States has four times as many gun-related homicides per capita as do Turkey and Switzerland, which are tied for third. The U.S. gun murder rate is about 20 times the average for all other countries on this chart.
Hawaii has the lowest rate of gun ownership, as well as the lowest rate for gun death rate in the nation. These new laws will hopefully keep us at the bottom of that list. Take a look at the % of gun ownership to gun deaths, and see if you can find a broad correlation:
States with the Five Highest Gun Death Rates (Rank State Household Gun Ownership Gun Death Rate Per 100,000):
1. Alaska — 60.6 percent, 19.59
2. Louisiana — 45.6 percent, 19.15
3. Alabama — 57.2 percent, 17.79
4. Mississippi — 54.3 percent, 17.55
5. Wyoming — 62.8 percent, 17.51
States with the Five Lowest Gun Death Rates (Rank State Household Gun Ownership Gun Death Rate Per 100,000)
50. Hawaii — 9.7 percent, 2.71
49. Massachusetts — 12.8 percent, 3.18
48. New York — 18.1 percent, 4.39
47. Connecticut — 16.2 percent, 4.48
46. Rhode Island — 13.3 percent, 5.33
http://khon2.com/2015/01/30/hawaii-has-l...sis-finds/
“There are worse crimes than burning books. One of them is not reading them.”
-Joseph Brodsky
There are still over 10,000 non-suicide deaths in the US by firearms every year, which by any measure is still a monstrously large number. Far larger than anywhere else in the world:
According to data compiled by the United Nations, the United States has four times as many gun-related homicides per capita as do Turkey and Switzerland, which are tied for third. The U.S. gun murder rate is about 20 times the average for all other countries on this chart.
Hawaii has the lowest rate of gun ownership, as well as the lowest rate for gun death rate in the nation. These new laws will hopefully keep us at the bottom of that list. Take a look at the % of gun ownership to gun deaths, and see if you can find a broad correlation:
States with the Five Highest Gun Death Rates (Rank State Household Gun Ownership Gun Death Rate Per 100,000):
1. Alaska — 60.6 percent, 19.59
2. Louisiana — 45.6 percent, 19.15
3. Alabama — 57.2 percent, 17.79
4. Mississippi — 54.3 percent, 17.55
5. Wyoming — 62.8 percent, 17.51
States with the Five Lowest Gun Death Rates (Rank State Household Gun Ownership Gun Death Rate Per 100,000)
50. Hawaii — 9.7 percent, 2.71
49. Massachusetts — 12.8 percent, 3.18
48. New York — 18.1 percent, 4.39
47. Connecticut — 16.2 percent, 4.48
46. Rhode Island — 13.3 percent, 5.33
http://khon2.com/2015/01/30/hawaii-has-l...sis-finds/
“There are worse crimes than burning books. One of them is not reading them.”
-Joseph Brodsky
"I'm at that stage in life where I stay out of discussions. Even if you say 1+1=5, you're right - have fun." - Keanu Reeves