> The US is an extreme outlier in terms of gun homicide in the first world But it's not nearly as extreme an outlier when it comes to homicide, which is what s

> The US is an extreme outlier in terms of gun homicide in the first world But it's not nearly as extreme an outlier when it comes to homicide, which is what should be compared. I don't care how someone killed me, I care that they killed me. And when you start comparing demographic groups, the gap between the US and Europe goes down even more. (Approximately half of the total US homicide rate is African Americans killing other African Americans. This is a major problem, but also says that perhaps gun ownership rates are not always the primary factor here. After all, African American gun ownership rates are about 2/3rds that of caucasian ownership in the US) > Defenders of the second amendment often say it's an opposition to tyranny, but I fail to see how a hand-gun will help to protect you against an Abrams wielded by a tyrannous government - or should tanks, jets and battleships be objects that private citizens should be able to purchase and own for self-defense? Vietnam. Afghanistan. Suppressing insurgents with small arms is really damn hard. It'd be even harder in the continental US, since there wouldn't really be a "home" to rotate back to. Not a safe one, at least.