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Holly shit, Brazil has a extremely high homicide rate: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_homicide_rate http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_cou

by kroger 16y ago

Holly shit, Brazil has a extremely high homicide rate: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_homicide_rate http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_homicide_r... I knew it'd be high, but I didn't think it was going to be 5 times the homicide rate in the USA (with all those gun nuts). Time to move out here (I live in Brazil).

amock 16y ago
Do you have any data that shows the rate of homicides committed by "gun nuts" is higher than for other people? There are a lot of people in the US who like guns, but as far as I can tell gun hobbyists are much less likely to kill people than the general populace.
- kroger 16y ago
  I didn't say that the homicides are committed by "gun nuts". Among the dangers of having a gun is that if you're robbed, you may be killed because you have a gun (you don't even need to react) or have your gun stolen and be used in a homicide. Not to mention accidents involving guns. "The Victim Survey (NCVS) estimates that there were 341,000 incidents of firearm theft from private citizens annually from 1987-92.": http://www.firearmsid.com/Feature%20Articles/0900GUIC/Guns%20Used%20in%20Crime.htm http://www.firearmsid.com/Feature%20Articles/0900GUIC/Guns%2...