Land of gun loving insane

Oklahoma City OK

Description

5% of the world’s population lives in the U.S., yet 45% of civilian-owned firearms are in the U.S. The number of civilian-owned firearms per capita in the U.S. is, by far, the highest in the world. There are 120 civilian-owned firearms per 100 people in the U.S. – more than one for every person in our nation. Among nations with populations over 10 million people, Yemen is second (52), followed by Canada (34), Pakistan (22) and Portugal (21).  Fatal school shooting events are almost exclusive to the U.S. From 2009 to 2018, there were 288 unique fatal school shooting events in the U.S. Next in line is Mexico (8), followed by South Africa (6), India (5), Pakistan (4), Canada (2), France (2), Germany (1), Japan (0), UK (0). For nations and regions of the world, there is a direct relationship between the number of civilian-owned firearms and murders, accidental deaths and suicide by firearms. In the U.S., mass shootings were fewer during the 1994 to 2004 Assault Weapon Ban. Homes with firearms have more murders, more accidental deaths and more suicides than homes without firearms. These excess deaths in the home exceed the theoretical protective effect of firearms in the home. Less than 5% of mass shootings are perpetrated by people with diagnosed mental illness. On the other hand, more than half of people who die by suicide have a diagnosed mental illness. There is no evidence that mental illness is more prevalent in the U.S. than in many other nations whose death rate due to firearm violence is a fraction that of the U.S. More than 40,000 people die of firearms annually in the U.S., and firearm violence is the leading cause of death for Americans age 17 years and under. This is a public health emergency of monumental proportions. The underlying factors are historic, strong, and complex.