Gun Violence In America Flashcards
Compare America’s firearm homicides with Canada and Germany
America has 6 times as many firearm homicides as Canada, and nearly 16 times as many as Germany
In 2012 how many people were killed by homicides by firearm per 1 million in America ? And in Australia ?
In 2012, 29.7 people per 1 million were killed by homicides by firearms in America, while 1.4 were in Australia
Show that Americans own a ridiculous number of guns
America has 4.43% of the world’s population, but 42% of the civilian-owned guns around the world
(Source : UNODC)
What was the Sandy Hook attack?
In December 2012, a gunman walked into Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut, and killed 20 children, 6 adults, and himself.
How many mass shootings have taken place since the Sandy Hook attack (2012)?
At least 1518
With 1715 people killed and 6089 wounded
Definition of a “mass shooting”
It includes shootings in which 4 or more people were shot (excluding the shooter)
States with more guns have more gun deaths
For instance 10% of the households own guns in Hawaii, and there are less than 4 gun deaths in Hawaii per 100,000 deaths
On the contrary, Wyoming which has the highest gun ownership (more than 60% of the households) has also the highest gun deaths rate (more than 16 gun deaths per 100,000 deaths)
Developed countries with more guns also have more gun deaths
Japan : nearly 0% people own guns and there is nearly 0 gun related deaths per 100,000 people
The US : nearly 90% people own guns and there is nearly 9 deaths related to guns per 100,000 people
States with tighter gun control laws have fewer gun-related deaths
New York is one of the states with the less gun related deaths (less than 5 per 100,000) and it has at least 1 firearm law designed to protect children
Louisiana has the highest gun related deaths rate (more than 20 per 100,000) and has no such laws
What is Australia’s buyback program?
Since 1996, the Australian government has offered to buy firearms back to their owners
How many mass shootings took place in the US between 2000 and 2014 ?
133
What is the frequency of mass shootings in the US?
- 1982-2010 : every 200 days
* since 2010 : every 64 days
Who are the victims of guns?
- victims of gun suicide are mostly white men
* victims of gun homicides are mostly young black men
What is required in developed countries to get a gun and not in the US?
- a license
- official registration
- to give a reason
- pass a safety test
- store their gun safely
The more guns in the country, …
… the more gun deaths
