C'mon who has a higher homicide rate than the USA? Dollars to donuts it is not a first world country.
According to Wikipedia there are about fifteen countries with a higher rate; not all the data is up to date but it is a good ballpark indicator. The US rate is 4.62 per 100,000, which is high compared to the rest of the industrialized world but many nations are dramatically higher. Mexico's rate is 7.64, the Philippines is 8.9, Brazil's is 21.9, and the Honduras is a whopping 60.0. Most of the nations with the higher rates are in the New World and I don't think its fair to call them all third world countries. It looks like folks went a little nuts when they left the Old World and stayed that way.
Although the US doesn't lead the world in firearm homicide rates, it is the undisputed champ when it comes to suicides with 7.1 per 100,000, significantly higher than the homicide rate.
I can't draw any conclusions from any of the numbers except that unknown factors are at play and gun ownership is only one of them.
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I don't take no truck in body language...
There is such a thing as non-verbal cues in conversation, isn't there? When I see those pics of Trump in his meetings with his arms crossed in front of him I think he looks awfully defensive, lacking his typical confidence and bluster.
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Any critter pics would be welcome, Mr. Beagles. I don't think there will be any wolves or bears any time soon unless you toss a pig carcass in the yard to see what shows up but that would be stupid.
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