You might want to peruse this data
<http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm6230a1.htm>
A surprise to me was that (for 2009-2010) suicide by firearms (38,126)
was much higher than homicide by firearms (22,571). In fact suicide in
the US kills more people that automobile accidents which (IIRC) is about
32,000 annually (which is way down from the more than 50,000 of the late
1960s).
Chuck Norcutt
22,571 firearm homicides and 38,126 firearm suicides
On 12/14/2013 3:45 PM, ChrisB wrote:
> Thanks, Chris.
>
> Chris
>
> C M I Barker | Gamlingay
>
>
>> On 14 Dec 2013, at 19:19, Chris Crawford <chris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> wrote:
>>
>> Most violent crime (with or without guns) in the USA takes place in large,
>> heavily policed cities. Rural areas and small towns that have very few
>> police officers rarely see murders. Fort Wayne, a city of 250,000 has had
>> nearly 50 murders this year. There are many counties in Indiana that have
>> not had a murder in decades.
>>
>> Police cannot prevent crime, they can only investigate it and arrest the
>> person they think is responsible after it happens. Culture and economics
>> drive crime, including violent crime, not guns or the strength/weakness of
>> the police force.
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