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The United States has 4x the number of guns per capita than any of the countries you've listed. Just taking Norway, the rate of handgun ownership is also signif
by jljljl 5y ago
The United States has 4x the number of guns per capita than any of the countries you've listed. Just taking Norway, the rate of handgun ownership is also significantly higher in the US.
It could be the case that below a certain threshold, further reducing firearm availability does little to affect crime, but the US is probably far from that level
- skinkestek 5y agoI'd rather say that above a certain level it doesn't matter and all these countries are above it. So it is not about gun ownership but about gun culture abd culture generally.
- jljljl 5y agoI would suggest that ownership and “gun culture” are closely related. A gun culture like Norway’s, where there are greater restrictions on registration and purchase of firearms, would probably lead to a reduction in firearms if applied to the US.
- SV_BubbleTime 5y agoSchemes to prevent gun ownership, reduce gun ownership. Shocker.