Here are some facts:
In the USA, you are 10 times more likely to be killed by a gun, than in other developed countriesOf countries with substantial income by GDP, the USA's murder by gun rate is 25 times higher than any other country considered to have a high income.Even though the USA's suicide rate is similar to other developed countries, the rate of suicides by firearm is 8 times higher than any other developed country.CBS did a great study on this earlier this year, and it's worth a read.
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/how-u-s-gun-deaths-compare-to-other-countries/"(In the USA...) offenders take into account the threat posed by their adversaries. Individuals are more likely to have lethal intent if they anticipate that their adversaries will be armed," she explained.
Even though it has half the population of the other 22 nations combined, the United States accounted for 82 percent of all gun deaths. The United States also accounted for 90 percent of all women killed by guns, the study found. Ninety-one percent of children under 14 who died by gun violence were in the United States. And 92 percent of young people between ages 15 and 24 killed by guns were in the United States, the study found"
*Murder is the second leading cause of death among Americans aged 15 to 24, the study found. *Murder was the third leading cause of death among those aged 25-34.
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Compared to those in the same age groups in other wealthy countries, Americans aged 15-24 are 49 times more likely to be the victim of a gun-related murder. For those aged 25-34, that number is 32 times more likely."The death by firearm rates in the USA are completely and utterly disgraceful. For a country with the kind of GDP, social liberty and supposed protection of the people by their government- an awful lot of people die unnecessarily, particularly by firearms.
If you don't think there's a problem with gun control in the USA, that's fine. But you
must then admit that something else is seriously broken with the social system in America if socio economic factors are influencing these deaths more than the literal flood of firearms swimming around the USA.
For a country that often declares itself 'the greatest nation on earth', it does a terrible job of nurturing, providing for, and protecting all citizens as equals.
I love the USA. My wife is American. I'm thankful for everything the USA has done to protect the world from the bad guys. But Americans are suffering and are being failed by their governments when this many people die by firearm. Something is broken and unfortunately because of the constitution, it will probably never be fixed.
Another good read about how unique this problem is and why it will never go away....
http://www.vox.com/2015/10/3/9444417/gun-violence-united-states-america