It really is true.
Massachusetts - 3.4 deaths per 100,000, that’s the lowest state.
Austrailia is 0.88, France 2.33, Germany 1.04, U.K. 0.20, Switzerland 2.64, Canada 1.94
So MA gun deaths are about 50% higher than the worst western countries.
Massachusetts - 3.4 deaths per 100,000, that’s the lowest state.
Austrailia is 0.88, France 2.33, Germany 1.04, U.K. 0.20, Switzerland 2.64, Canada 1.94
So MA gun deaths are about 50% higher than the worst western countries.
So If anything, you're doing your family and loved ones a disservice by owning a gun. It's just such a cowboy wild west idea that you'd "defend" your family with a gun. Maybe you would. But most people would just completely lose their shit if they were confronted with a criminal, who - in US - is also statistically far more likely to own a gun.
It's like.....in principle, I love the idea. I really like the idea as you are saying - that by owning a gun, I can protect my loved ones from harm. Who wouldn't want that? It's great.
But, statistics are ruthless - gun ownership is strongly linked with your family being a victim of gun violence, and singular examples of people defending themselves from robbers and kidnappers are not enough to make the trade off worth it.
Also - obviously looking at gun deaths is not enough. There are gun injuries. There are psychological problems where people are afraid to go to places or do certain things because they might get shot. Kids learning to live in a society where having policemen and metal detectors at schools is completely normal because there might be a shooting. Whether that fear is justified is another question entirely, but it's a thing. What kind of damage does that do to society?
Or maybe differently - if US was anywhere between 2 and 10 times worse in car accidents than the nearest 1st world country(and it actually is, but that's beside the point) , would it be a "good trade off for freedom(to travel and move)"? Or a sign that maybe the American system of driver training and car ownership is flawed if it consistently kills more people than anywhere else?
In some states, like Wyoming, almost all of the deaths are suicides, so you are unlikely to be victimized by gun violence by someone else (the same is probably true with Switzerland, suicides were a big problem when I lived there). So feel free to visit Yellowstone, but maybe avoid that vacation to Alabama you’ve been dreaming about.
You said it’s not true. Facts point the other way. Just because bezos is richer than gates, it doesn’t mean it’s not true to say “gates is rich”
There is an order of magnitude difference between 3 and 30. And even at 30 you are unlikely to experience gun violence first hand, which is often situational anyways (people looking for trouble find trouble).
If you move to the states, choose a good state and a good city, and you and your family will be ok. The USA is not homogenous with respect to violence, it’s actually a very large country in that respect.
https://worldpopulationreview.com/state-rankings/murder-rate...
...and by country...
https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/murder-ra...