Quote Originally Posted by biondino
I was just thinking that!

Btw, just checked some stats: in 2005, 11,000 or so Americans were killed with guns; 78 Brits were killed by guns. I think the US homicide rate is about 3 times higher than the UK rate; taking this into account, along with a 5x greater population, guns kill* almost 10 times as many people per capita in the US than in the UK.

We have gun control in the UK.


*this number refers to homicide; it doesn't include accidental death or suicide, both of which are substantial figures.
What are the homicide rates considering all weapons?