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I'd expect if this were true, then the USA which has the highest per capita concentration of guns anywhere in the world, should also have the least amount of cr

I'd expect if this were true, then the USA which has the highest per capita concentration of guns anywhere in the world, should also have the least amount of crime, but this isn't the case.

stevenicr 4y ago
per capita when you average that way sure - but i think it's more like the average gun owner has several and it still leaves millions of people unarmed and are easy victims. I also do not think lethal force is the primary reducer of crime for a country, I think it has more to do with social safety net available and income inequality and things like that - and guns won't help with those factors. Then of course you have to add El Salvodor, Honduras and their neighbors being a free train ride away to the mix. One thing to reduce violent crimes is not going to stop all crime anywhere, especially here.