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Gun Control

        The Bible tells us that a man who doesn't provide for his family is worse than an infidel. What does the bible tell us about the things he should provide? The answer is food, housing, clothing, protection and education. Jesus told his disciples to, if necessary, sell some of their stuff and buy swords. The equivalent weapon to the sword then, today would be a firearm. The sixth Commandment says not to murder. It doesn't say not to kill, because it is sometimes necessary to kill: in protection of your family, in time of war, and when killing animals for food.

"THE FALLACY OF STRICTER GUN LAWS:
        Those who advocate stricter gun laws or confiscating guns from law abiding gun owners are of the same mindset as those pacifists who refuse to do their part to defend our country or neighborhoods, but always expect others to risk their own lives to protect them. Those who had guns and had to defend themselves and their own property during such times as the Katrina disaster, because the police couldn't, might have quite a different opinion about the right to own guns and arm themselves for their own defense. Places like Chicago, having the strictest gun laws, ironically also have the highest deaths rates by gun violence. Criminals are not going to abide by gun laws, so their innocent neighbors are subjected to continual violence because they don't have the means to protect themselves when the job is too great for the police to help them. Progressives are led by their emotions, not by facts or reality. Plus, more often than not they have no idea what it's like to have to live in the midst of gang land culture, where criminals and illegal guns are permitted to reign over entire regions. Progressives want to take guns away from law abiding citizens so that only those who are in power can rule over citizens and create a government police force state! This is what the Obama administration is seeking to do through the UN, to undermine our constitution and remove our sovereignty as a nation. Warning: with over a year left of his tyrannical reign, he just may be successful, and progressives will have helped him every step of the way as they perceive themselves to be so much wiser than our founding fathers. So PC they have no ability to see the damage they do to our own country.
Where are these mass shootings taking place- in clearly defined "gun free zones" where the mentally ill or terrorists, domestic or foreign, are assured security to carry out their evil desires."[1]

Australia's experience -


"Australian Gun Law Update
Here's a thought to warm some of your hearts.... 
From: Ed Chenel, A police officer in Australia 
Hi Yanks, I thought you all would like to see the real 
figures from Down Under. 
It has now been 12 months since gun owners in Australia were forced by a new law to surrender 640,381 personal firearms to be destroyed by our own 
government, a program costing Australia taxpayers more than $500 million dollars. The first year results are now in: Australia-wide, homicides are up 6.2 percent, Australia-wide, assaults are up 9.6 percent; Australia-wide, armed robberies are up 44 percent (yes, 44 percent)! In the state of Victoria..... lone, homicides with firearms are now up 300 percent.(Note that while the law-abiding citizens turned them in, the criminals did not 
and criminals still possess their guns!) While figures over the previous 25 years showed a steady decrease in armed robbery with firearms, this has changed drastically upward in the past 12 months, since the criminals now are guaranteed that their prey is unarmed. There has also been a dramatic increase in break-ins and assaults of the elderly, while the resident is at home. Australian politicians are at a loss to explain how public 
safety has decreased, after such monumental effort and expense was expended in 'successfully ridding Australian society of guns....' You won't see this on the American evening news or hear your governor or members of the State Assembly disseminating this information. The Australian experience speaks for itself. Guns in the hands of honest citizens save lives and property and, yes, gun-control laws affect only the law-abiding citizens. 
Take note Americans, before it's too late!"[1]

Great Britain's experience -

          "Gun control in Britain passed in stages, beginning just after World War I and continuing in a reactionary fashion with increasing strictness through the 1990s. When the final stage arrived in 1997, and virtually all handguns were banned via the Firearms Act, the promise was a reduction in crime and greater safety for the British people. But the result was the emergence of Britain as the 'most violent country in Europe'. In 2009, twelve years after the Firearms Act of 1997 was passed, Daily Mail Online reported that Britain was 'the most violent country in Europe.' They also reported that Britain’s home figures showed 'the UK [had] a worse rate for all types of violence than the U.S. and South Africa.'"[3] 

A search for answers -

        I posted the following statement on Facebook to see if anyone had any responsible answers. I posted it on three different sites to get a well rounded response. "Would someone, anyone, please tell me how any additional form of gun control laws could possibly prevent slaughters like the recent one in Oregon. Calling for more gun control is a knee jerk emotional response to a situation that needs clear thinking. Please, I am open to suggestions, as long as they are logical. ALSO, please, pretty please with molasses on it, don't post any stupid, illogical or emotional responses to this honest request for information."


Responses -

RickThe only person that will protect you is you...period !!

Jack - Gun control? I don't think any law will stop this. You will never stop everyone who is determined to kill. I would say let's stop glorifying the shooters. Get rid of the "Gun Free Zones". And I'll end with a quote from Ben Franklin: "They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety."

 Clair Ann - Guns don't kill people. People kill people. Humans need lessons in humanity. Humans need lessons in love. Humans need lessons in respect. Humans need lessons in compassion. So, start in the education system. Because the most recent parents of the world have none of those things, and therefore can't teach their children how to be a good human. It is a sad state of humanity. Gun control? Most of us don't have a gun. But if we did, the playing field would be equal. That might change things.

Donald -  I think the illusion is wearing pretty thin. They have absolutely no interest in preventing more slaughters. Their only intent is to disarm their intended victims (i.e. US!)

  Jeff -  Honestly I can't think of any. They can make all the laws they want. Criminals and crazies don't care about law.

 Pat - Remember when Biden said we don't have time or resources to enforce the laws on the books now, says it all, no new laws will solve anything

Allan - It won't but if you ENFORCE laws on the books (U.S. CODE, TITLE 18 chapter titled FIREARMS) It would be the begging of the end to this problem. SPREAD THE WORD IF YOU REALLY WANT IT TO STOP. Certain politicians want to play god. Only GOD can play GOD!

Bruce - it is the Saul Alinsky rules for radicals....never let a catastrophe go to waste

Damian - Are you asking what "Law" could prevent evil? when only good people follow the laws, additional "Gun Control" laws only hurt good people by not allowing them to have the tools to protect themselves from evil people....Now lets look at it from a different perspective; How do you know if a person is evil and can it be detected? other than a past "Criminal History" NO...That's why it should be more important to have Guns
Marc - They don't want gun control they want us all classified as lunatics and martial law

Mark A Archer Oh come on Rick you really think you are going to get smart well thought out solutions to the problem. The liberal answer is always the same. TAKE OUR GUNS.

 Michael - Gun Free Zones...is Failed Gun Control

Steve A - Gun control does help, you have to have good steady control of the gun when you shoot the bad guys.

Steve B - The Libs have gotten what they want. Gun free zones and unarmed citizens. See what happens? A mandatory law arming a few unknown educators in each school would cure this problem.

Ron - Outlaws will ALWAYS find a way to get guns. MOST gun crimes are committed using STOLEN or illegally purchased guns. Anyone purchasing a gun from a licensed dealer usually doesn't commit a crime with it. A "Gun Free Zone" is saying "you can come in and do what you want because we have no way to protect ourselves.".

Bobby - Taking all if you can find them all guns will not prevent mentally challenged, radicalized people or any hate group in the world from doing their dirty deeds. Self defense is you responsibly.

David - It won't. So don't worry about not understanding. Only liberals think they can stop gun violence with laws. Look at what just happened in "gun free" Australia. Islamist WITH GUNS attacked a police station. Where are the laws now?

Justin - It would. If we give in to complete gun control, Obama will stop staging mass shootings in an effort to get more gun control.

Tammy - Laws are not the problem....law breakers are. this admin screams this nonsense for only one reason, disarmament.

Paul - Government is not the solution to a spiritual malady. People are evil or sick, probably can't afford to get mental help. Spiritual help is always free.

Scott - Well, let's see. We already have 20,000 gun laws and regulations pushed down our throats despite having a God given right and an affirmation of said right and topped off with the explicitly written SHALL NOT BE INFRINGED. 
So, what was your question again?...lol

William - A suggestion - Those convicted of using a gun in a crime get five years plus the sentence for the felony- no parole, no probation and no plea bargain as to the gun enhancement. For the second offense of a felony with a gun- life, no parole, no probation, no plea bargain. Mandatory death sentence for a murder using a gun.

Shawn - Obama wants victims to be unarmed so Muslims and black lives mater can kill as many American Christians as possible

Beverly - I personally am going to one of the local gun shops and will start the process for a gun permit, this granny is gettin a gun.

Scott B - Your asking a corrupt government that thrives off of the incarceration business to start locking up thousands upon thousands of dollar signs
Darrell - All states should have Constitution Carry, that was our right in the beginning, should be our right now, why should we have to have a permit, I am 59 years old, I have been shooting handguns sence I was 6 & rifles before that, I was taught by the best, so why should I have to pay for a dang permit?

Marshall - ....here's a hint! FACT: SINCE THE 1950's, ALL MASS KILLINGS (except TWO) HAVE BEEN PERPETRATED IN GUN FREE ZONES! Sheriff David Clarke is right: #NoGunFreeZones

 Justin - My gun permit was written over 200 years ago

Joe - There is no law currently on the books or any additional I can think of to prevent. I do feel that letting an evil religion into the country is a mistake. I am not a doctor of any sort. I have no reason for mass killings. I do believe in conspiracy theories. The timing of these events is suspicious.



Glenda - We need to teach our young adults how to handle these weapons and once trained they should be allowed to carry. These people that are coming in to unarmed places know that they are unarmed. If people were armed themselves there would be no real chance of killing 10 20 a hundred people because everyone could and should protect themselves. I'm not talking about a week of training. I'm talking about it being a full fledged course as soon as the person turns 18. A course you have to pass physically, mentally and for that matter socially. If the military can train them at 18 so can we. Just my thoughts but I'll bet it would surely have these people pause before shooting.

Don - Shooter dude was Mental / brainwashed - he had 13 legal weapons - his parents let this happen. Penalty needs to be placed on those around the Dude

Damian - Lets not blame the Parents Don I know Obama says your a child until you reach 27 years old (LMAO)..; He was a grown Man responsible for his own actions....

Linda - Yes Damian, but his mother knew he had mental problems and should have kept the guns away from him.
Nick - 1. No guns. 2 let refugee army in. 3. Start civil war. 4 Go bankrupt trying to bankrupt Russia 5. invite UN into our country to battle not just islam but people like us. 6. No more U.S.A . But U.S.S.A. homeland security didn't buy a billion rounds of ammo and ten million coffins becuase there was a sale at Wal-Mart going on.
Scott B - Stop letting Islam be practiced in U.S. is a good start

Ernie - Its a mute answer my friend

James - That's a no-brainer. Mandatory firearms training required to graduate high school.

Scott - I'm a 2nd amendment believer for sure. Yet many places aren't enforcing their background checks. That wouldn't totally fix the problem, but it'd really help keep guns out of the hands of the people with known mental problems. Seems crazy but I have talked to people that have legally bought guns and brought them home the same day(what?). Nothing is going to be a total fix in a nation of free citizens without stomping on their inalienable rights. Always going to be crazy/evil people/gov'ts sadly.

Michelle - If we make guns illegal then nobody will be shot anymore. That's how we stopped everybody from using drugs.

        What I deduced, from the above, and further study, covers a wide range of thought; most of it defeatist. First, liberals want gun control, but don't want to discuss facts. Hard right folks don't want any gun control and therefore don't want to discuss facts. The second amendment covers those between the two extremes. No one seems to have a real answer for the Islamist attacks and those committed by the insane. No one seems to have and answer for those areas where the criminals are almost completely in charge of their neighborhoods. Everyone agrees that if someone wants you dead there are many ways, other than a gun, to get the job done. There have always been those who would take the guns away from everybody, except the police and army. These people have never been on the side of reason, or even possibility. I have placed a chart, at the end of this article, that gives the murder rates compared to gun ownership rates around the world by the UNODC & Small arms survey

Examples of hyper-emotionalism -

          Australian Group Calls For Boycott Of U.S. Until America Fixes Its Gun Laws.  Gun Control Australia director Samantha Lee suggested a boycott of non-essential travel to America to protest its inaction on gun control. (notice report above on their gun consequences)


          The White House confirmed that President Obama was preparing a series of executive actions on gun control to match his recent passion on the issue after the latest mass shooting in Oregon."[1]

          Democrat presidential candidate Hillary Clinton blamed the NRA and Republicans for mass shootings during a Friday speech in Florida.[2]

Facts -

          The Oregon shooting/slaughter was just another incidence where a wicked gun forced an innocent young man into a gun free zone where it could feel safe. The gun then proceeded to shoot 17 people, and afterwards it killed it's young man. From this we can see that guns don't kill people, people kill people. Forks don't make you fat, pens don't make you write dirty words, etc., etc., etc..


          A gun is a tool, no better and no worse than any other tool; such as a shovel, an axe, a hammer, a knife and a pen. A tool is as good or as bad as the person using it.

          The United States is third in murders throughout the world. But if you take out Chicago, Detroit, Washington D.C. and New Orleans, the United States is forth from the bottom for murders, Believe it or not, these four cities also have the toughest gun control laws in the United States.

          Vermont does not require a permit to carry a firearm. Vermont has the third lowest crime rate in the nation.

          Britain banned guns on 1967. Today there are is a knife attack every four minutes - 130,000 per year.[3]

          President Obama says guns make us less safe. President Obama is surrounded by guns 24 hours a day, for his protection; the same is true with his wife and children. President Obama's kids are surrounded by 11 armed guards to and from school. Obama wants to protect our children with gun free zones.  

          "The only thing that stops a bad guy with a gun is s good guy with a gun." Wayne LaPierre

"At the 2013 homicide rate, roughly one in every 285 Americans will be murdered in the course of their lives.
 A U.S. Justice Department study based on crime data from 1974-1985 found:
• 42% of Americans will be the victim of a completed violent crime (assault, robbery, rape) in the course of their lives.
• 83% of Americans will be the victim of an attempted or completed violent crime.
• 52% of Americans will be the victim of an attempted or completed violent crime more than once"[4]

          Criminals, terrorists, rapists and politicians are in favor of gun control, because they hate it when we shoot back.

          In September 2015, in Xinjiang, China, a knife attack left at least 50 people dead. Making innocent people defenseless does not protect them from evi


         The Second Amendment -
        "A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed." Those people who fought in the Revolutionary War were not all that well regulated. They were farmers, clerks, lumberjacks, politicians, sales people, carpenters, bricklayers, cooks, clergy, and many other various and sundry occupations. They ranged in age from 12 to 80 and were there because they believed in the cause. As best as they could, they regulated the militia, but they depended on people who had their own weapons and equipment to help with the cause. One of the main reasons we were not attacked by the Japanese in WWI was because they knew the American people were armed. This information came from records obtained after the war was over.

        There are those who suggest that only the "militia" should be allowed to own or carry arms. These are the people who wish to subvert the meaning of the second amendment. The key words that have guarded our rights are "the right of THE PEOPLE  to KEEP and BEAR arms".

          The US has the highest gun ownership rate in the world - an average of 88 per 100 people. That puts it first in the world for gun ownership - and even the number two country, Yemen, has significantly fewer - 54.8 per 100 people But the US does not have the worst firearm murder rate - that prize belongs to Honduras, El Salvador and Jamaica. In fact, the US is number 28, with a rate of 2.97 per 100,000 people. The United States is third in murders throughout the world. But if you take out Chicago, Detroit, Washington D.C. and New Orleans, the United States is forth from the bottom for murders, Believe it or not, these four cities also have the toughest gun control laws in the United States. Puerto Rico tops the world's table for firearms murders as a percentage of all homicides - 94.8%. It's followed by Sierra Leone in Africa and Saint Kitts and Nevis in the Caribbean.
Gun murders and ownership
Country
% of homicides by firearm
Number of homicides by firearm
Homicide by firearm rate per 100,000 pop
Rank by rate of ownership
Average firearms per 100 people
Average total all civilian firearms
Albania
65.9
56
1.76
70
8.6
270,000
Algeria
4.8
20
0.06
78
7.6
1,900,000
Angola



34
17.3
2,800,000
Anguilla
24
1
7.14



Argentina
52
1,198
3.02
62
10.2
3,950,000
Armenia
13
9
0.29
52
12.5
380,000
Australia
11.5
30
0.14
42
15
3,050,000
Austria
29.5
18
0.22
14
30.4
2,500,000
Azerbaijan
6.5
11
0.12
115
3.5
290,000
Bahamas
61.2
52
15.37
98
5.3
17,000
Bahrain
0
0
0
18
24.8
180,000
Bangladesh
43.6
1,456
1.12
169
0.5
700,000
Barbados
40
8
2.99
76
7.8
21,000
Belarus
2.5
12
0.12
79
7.3
710,000
Belgium
39.5
70
0.68
34
17.2
1,800,000
Belize
52.3
68
21.82
62
10
29,000
Benin



137
1.4
120,000
Bermuda
0
0
0



Bhutan



115
3.5
22,000
Bolivia



119
2.8
260,000
Bosnia and Herzegovina
24.7
18
0.48
34
17.3
675,000
Botswana



102
4.9
87,000
Brazil
70.8
34,678
18.1
75
8
14,840,000
Brunei
0
0
0
137
1.4
5,400
Bulgaria
29.7
51
0.67
88
6.2
480,000
Burkina Faso



149
1.1
148,000
Burundi



145
1.2
200,000
Cambodia
36.7
187
1.44
109
4.3
600,000
Cameroon



119
2.8
340,000
Canada
32
173
0.51
13
30.8
9,950,000
Cape Verde



96
5.4
9,500
Central African Republic



153
1
40,000
Chad



149
1.1
109,000
Chile
37.3
353
2.16
59
10.7
1,750,000
China



102
4.9
40,000,000
Colombia
81.1
12,539
27.09
91
5.9
2,700,000
Comoros



127
1.8
11,000
Congo



122
2.7
100,000
Congo, Dem Rep
33.2
248
1.56
137
1.4
800,000
Costa Rica
57.3
201
4.59
64
9.9
430,000
Côte d´Ivoire



124
2.4
400,000
Croatia
34.7
17
0.39
26
21.7
950,000
Cuba
4.4
27
0.24
104
4.8
545,000
Cyprus
26.3
5
0.46
6
36.4
275,000
Czech Republic
11
20
0.19
38
16.3
1,600,000
Denmark
31.9
15
0.27
54
12
650,000
Djibouti



119
2.8
22,000
Dominican Republic
65.5
1,618
16.3
99
5.1
450,000
East Timor



177
0.3
3,000
Ecuador
68.7
1,790
12.73
142
1.3
370,000
Egypt
69.1
453
0.57
115
3.5
1,900,000
El Salvador
76.9
2,446
39.9
92
5.8
400,000
England and Wales
6.6
41
0.07
88
6.2
3,400,000
Equatorial Guinea



29
19.9
100,000
Eritrea



169
0.5
20,000
Estonia
3.9
3
0.24
65
9.2
123,000
Ethiopia



174
0.4
320,000
Fiji



169
0.5
4,000
Finland
19.8
24
0.45
4
45.3
2,400,000
France
9.6
35
0.06
12
31.2
19,000,000
Gabon



46
14
190,000
Gambia



157
0.8
123,000
Georgia
13.3
24
0.55
79
7.3
330,000
Germany
26.3
158
0.19
15
30.3
25,000,000
Ghana



174
0.4
80,000
Greece
34.9
29
0.26
23
22.5
2,500,000
Grenada
0
0
0



Guatemala
84
5,009
34.81
49
13.1
1,650,000
Guinea



145
1.2
110,000
Guinea-Bissau



129
1.6
25,000
Guyana
61.3
85
11.46
45
14.6
110,000
Haiti



164
0.6
190,000
Honduras
83.4
5,201
68.43
88
6.2
500,000
Hong Kong
0
0
0



Hungary
5
7
0.07
93
5.5
560,000
Iceland
0
0
0
15
30.3
90,000
India
7.6
3,093
0.26
110
4.2
46,000,000
Indonesia



169
0.5
1,000,000
Iran



79
7.3
3,500,000
Iraq



8
34.2
9,750,000
Ireland
42
21
0.48
70
8.6
360,000
Israel
11.7
6
0.09
79
7.3
500,000
Italy
66.7
417
0.71
55
11.9
7,000,000
Jamaica
75.6
1,080
39.4
74
8.1
215,000
Japan
1.8
11
0.01
164
0.6
710,000
Jordan
38.8
26
0.49
58
11.5
630,000
Kazakhstan
12.5
210
1.34
142
1.3
200,000
Kenya



86
6.4
740,000
Korea, North



164
0.6
130,000
Korea, South
1.7
14
0.03
149
1.1
510,000
Kosovo



30
19.5
415,000
Kuwait



18
24.8
630,000
Kyrgyzstan
8.3
28
0.54
156
0.9
45,000
Laos



145
1.2
71,000
Latvia
4.6
5
0.22
32
19
280,000
Lebanon
36.5
31
0.76
28
21
750,000
Lesotho



122
2.7
47,000
Liberia
13.2
17
0.43
129
1.6
51,000
Libya



40
15.5
900,000
Liechtenstein
100
1
2.82



Lithuania
2.5
6
0.18
160
0.7
135,000
Luxembourg
42.9
3
0.62
41
15.3
70,000
Macedonia
62.5
25
1.21
20
24.1
490,000
Madagascar



157
0.8
150,000
Malawi



160
0.7
92,000
Malaysia
13.4
64
0.24
133
1.5
370,000
Maldives
62.5
5
1.63
85
6.5
21,000
Mali



149
1.1
143,000
Malta
0
0
0
55
11.9
48,000
Mauritania



129
1.6
50,000
Mauritius
2
1
0.1
44
14.7
180,000
Mexico
54.9
11,309
9.97
42
15
15,500,000
Moldova
3.3
8
0.22
83
7.1
300,000
Monaco
0
0
0



Mongolia
1.4
3
0.11
126
1.9
50,000
Montenegro



21
23.1
150,000
Morocco



101
5
1,500,000
Mozambique



99
5.1
1,000,000
Myanmar



111
4
2,000,000
Namibia



51
12.6
260,000
Nepal
13.3
84
0.3
159
0.8
205,000
Netherlands
30.7
55
0.33
112
3.9
510,000
New Zealand
13.5
7
0.16
22
22.6
925,000
Nicaragua
42.1
338
5.92
77
7.7
395,000
Niger



160
0.7
93,000
Nigeria



133
1.5
2,000,000
Northern Ireland
4.5
5
0.28
25
21.9
380,000
Norway
8.1
2
0.05
11
31.3
1,400,000
Oman



17
25.4
650,000
Pakistan



57
11.6
18,000,000
Panama
75
569
16.18
26
21.7
700,000
Papua New Guinea



145
1.2
71,000
Paraguay
56.1
466
7.35
37
17
1,000,000
Peru
50.8
757
2.63
33
18.8
750,000
Philippines
49.9
7,349
8.93
105
4.7
3,900,000
Poland
7.1
35
0.09
142
1.3
510,000
Portugal
33.8
44
0.41
72
8.5
900,000
Puerto Rico
94.8
692
18.3



Qatar
16.7
1
0.14
31
19.2
520,100
Romania
1.3
5
0.02
160
0.7
160,000
Russia



68
8.9
12,750,000
Rwanda



164
0.6
58,000
Saint Kitts and Nevis
85
17
32.44



Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
30
6
5.49



Saudi Arabia



7
35
6,000,000
Scotland



93
5.5
280,000
Senegal



125
2
230,000
Serbia
33.1
45
0.46
5
37.8
3,050,000
Seychelles



96
5.4
4,600
Sierra Leone
87.7
128
2.28
164
0.6
34,000
Singapore
5.9
1
0.02
169
0.5
22,000
Slovakia
11.2
10
0.18
73
8.3
450,000
Slovenia
15.4
2
0.1
47
13.5
270,000
Solomon Islands
0
0
0
174
0.4
1,800
Somalia



66
9.1
750,000
South Africa
45
8,319
17.03
50
12.7
5,950,000
Spain
21.8
90
0.2
61
10.4
4,500,000
Sri Lanka
21.1
291
1.48
133
1.5
300,000
Sudan



93
5.5
2,000,000
Suriname



48
13.4
60,000
Swaziland



86
6.4
72,000
Sweden
33.9
37
0.41
10
31.6
2,800,000
Switzerland
72.2
57
0.77
3
45.7
3,400,000
Syria



112
3.9
735,000
Taiwan
15.9
128
0.56
106
4.4
725,000
Tajikistan
15.6
15
0.22
153
1
65,000
Tanzania



137
1.4
550,000
Thailand



39
15.6
10,000,000
Togo



153
1
60,000
Trinidad and Tobago
72.1
365
27.31
129
1.6
21,000
Tunisia



178
0.1
9,000
Turkey
16.9
535
0.77
52
12.5
9,000,000
Turkmenistan
2.4
5
0.1
114
3.8
180,000
Uganda
10.5
280
0.87
137
1.4
400,000
Ukraine
4.5
100
0.22
84
6.6
3,100,000
United Arab Emirates



24
22.1
1,000,000
United States
60
9,146
2.97
1
88.8
270,000,000
Uruguay
46.5
93
2.8
9
31.8
1,100,000
Uzbekistan



133
1.5
1,200,000
Venezuela
79.5
11,115
38.97
59
10.7
2,850,000
Vietnam
52.9
834
0.99
128
1.7
1,100,000
West Bank & Gaza
72.4
105
2.95
118
3.4
125,000
Yemen



2
54.8
11,500,000
Zambia
11.7
28
0.35
68
8.9
230,000
Zimbabwe
65.6
598
4.78
106
4.4
400,000
SOURCES: UNODC & Small arms survey
 http://www.theguardian.com/news/datablog/2012/jul/22/gun-homicides-ownership-world-list

Update added 1-5-2016
Dune Hill with Robert Coble.
Why Grandpa carries a gun. The quintessential reason why Grandpa carries a gun.
Please take time to read this and pay particular attention to
"A Little Gun History" about half way down, staggering numbers! Why Carry a Gun?
My old Grandpa said to me,
"Son, there comes a time in every man's life when he stops bustin' knuckles and starts bustin' caps and usually it's when he becomes too old to take a whoopin'."
I don't carry a gun to kill people; I carry a gun to keep from being killed.
I don't carry a gun because I'm evil; I carry a gun because I have lived long enough to see the evil in the World.
I don't carry a gun because I hate the government; I carry a gun because I understand the limitations of government.
I don't carry a gun because I'm angry;
I carry a gun so that I don't have to spend the rest of my life hating myself for failing to be prepared.
I don't carry a gun because I want to shoot someone;
I carry a gun because I want to die at a ripe old age in my bed and not on a sidewalk somewhere tomorrow afternoon.
I don't carry a gun to make me feel like a man; I carry a gun because men know how to take care of themselves and the ones they love.
I don't carry a gun because I feel inadequate; I carry a gun because unarmed and facing three armed thugs, I am inadequate.
I don't carry a gun because I love it; I carry a gun because I love life and the people who make it meaningful to me.
Police protection is an oxymoron.
Free citizens must protect themselves because police do not protect you from crime; they just investigate the crime after it happens, and then call someone in to clean up the mess.
Personally, I carry a gun because I'm too young to die and too old to take a whoopin'!
A LITTLE GUN HISTORY... PLEASE DON'T THINK FOR A MOMENT, THAT THIS COULDN'T HAPPEN IN OUR COUNTRY ALSO !!!!!!
In 1929, the Soviet Union established gun control:
From 1929 to 1953, about 20 million dissidents, unable to defend themselves, were rounded up and exterminated.
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In 1911, Turkey established gun control:
From 1915 to 1917, 1.5 million Armenians, unable to defend themselves, were rounded up and exterminated.
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Germany established gun control in 1938:
From 1939 to 1945, a total of 13 million Jews and others who were unable to defend themselves were rounded up and exterminated.
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China established gun control in 1935:
From 1948 to 1952, 20 million political dissidents, unable to defend themselves, were rounded up and exterminated.
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Guatemala established gun control in 1964:
From 1964 to 1981, 100,000 Mayan Indians, unable to defend themselves, were rounded up and exterminated.
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Uganda established gun control in 1970:
From 1971 to 1979, 300,000 Christians, unable to defend themselves, were rounded up and exterminated.
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Cambodia established gun control in 1956:
From 1975 to 1977, one million educated people, unable to defend themselves, were rounded up and exterminated.
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56 million defenseless people were rounded up and exterminated in the 20th century because of gun control.
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You won't see this data on the US evening news or hear politicians disseminating this information. Guns in the hands of honest citizens save lives and property and, yes, gun-control laws adversely affect only the law-abiding citizens. With guns, we are 'citizens'; without them, we are 'subjects'. During WW II, the Japanese decided not to invade America because they knew most Americans were ARMED!
Gun owners in the USA are the largest armed forces in the World!
If you value your freedom, please spread this anti-gun control message to all of your friends.
The purpose of fighting is to win. There is no possible victory in defense.
The sword is more important than the shield and skill is more important than either.
SWITZERLAND......... issues a gun to EVERY HOUSEHOLD! SWITZERLAND'S GOVERNMENT ISSUES AND TRAINS EVERY ADULT IN THE USE OF A RIFLE. and..........
SWITZERLAND has the LOWEST gun-related crime rate of any civilized country in the WORLD. IT'S A NO BRAINER! DON'T LET OUR GOVERNMENT WASTE MILLIONS OF OUR TAX DOLLARS IN AN EFFORT TO MAKE ALL LAW-ABIDING CITIZENS AN EASY TARGET.
I'm a firm believer in the 2nd Amendment! If you are too, please forward this.
If you're not a believer, please ...........reconsider the facts.
This is history; not what's being shown on TV, sanctioned by our illustrious delusional leaders in Washington.
Guns are a lot like parachutes; if you need one and don't have one, you will probably NEVER need one again!


[1] Virginia Fason Rahn
[2] Ed Chenel, a police officer in Australia. 
Read more at http://www.snopes.com/crime/statistics/ausguns.asp#rXwoepV8yzOaElkQ.99
[3] http://www.breitbart.com/national-security/2014/09/24/how-gun-control-made-england-the-most-violent-country-in-europe/
[4] http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2015/10/05/white-house-obama-preparing-executive-actions-gun-control/
[6] British Crime Survey 2013
[7] http://www.justfacts.com/guncontrol.asp



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