How to Resolve America's Gun Problem

How to Resolve America's Gun Problem - Amazon Books How to Resolve America’s Gun Problem A 5 Step Plan with the potential to save thousands of lives a year   109 a day 3,314 a month 39,773 a year 397,730 a decade 3,977,300 a century The figures above represent the number of firearm-related deaths in the United States based on 2017 figures.   This book aims to show a realistic way in which these numbers can be dramatically reduced and thereby save thousands if not millions of lives. American Gun Issue Basics     ·      America has a gun problem  ·   Guns are popular in America ·     Pro-gun arguments are generally false or irrelevant ·     There are many obstacles preventing an easy resolution to America’s gun problem   ·      These obstacles can be overcome and there is a way forward to resolve the gun problem  This book is split into 5 sections, addressing eac...

Question - Does America have a gun problem? Answer - Yes This can be demonstrated in 2 ways, these being homicide rates and the number of annual firearm fatalities. 1. Homicide rates  The following chart represents the intentional homicide rate of the 20 most highly developed countries based on their Human Development Index (HDI). [i]   Knoema World Data Atlas – Rankings crime statistics Homicide rate 2017. Retrieved from https://knoema.com/atlas/ranks/Homicide-rate As  can be seen in the chart above the United States intentional homicide rate is significantly higher than any of the other peer countries  The United States rate of 5.3 is over 6 times greater than the average of the other 19 countries listed above and nearly 3 times the rate of the 2 nd  highest country Canada which has an intentional homicide rate of 1.8.  The main factor behind the higher homicide rate in the US becomes obvious when looking at the next chart. i i]  Gun Policy.Org...

Why Does America Have A Gun Problem? With forecast firearm deaths in 2020 likely to exceed 40,000, America clearly does have a gun problem - but why? In a nutshell, this can be explained by the following chart: Obviously, if there are more guns in circulation there will be more firearm-related deaths and injuries, for the simple reason that guns are designed to make it easy to kill. So why are there so many guns in America? This can be explained by the following 3 factors: 1. A high demand for firearms 2. A ready supply to meet the high demand 3. Relatively few firearm regulations So why is there such a high demand for firearms? The high demand to purchase and own firearms can also be explained by 3 main factors. 1. The 2nd 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. These 27 words enshrined in the Bill of Rights as the Second Amendment are considered sacrosanct by...

  The Impact of Guns on Suicide As noted in a previous post there were 24,432 firearm suicides in 2018 which represented over 61% of the total firearm death figure of 39,740. Consequently, when discussing America's Gun Problem it is essential to consider suicide. This post will consider the following 2 topics: 1. Does easy access to guns result in increased suicide levels? 2. Does suicide matter? Question: Does easy access to guns result in increased suicide levels? Answer: Yes Guns are by far the most effective means of committing suicide as demonstrated by the following chart. Whilst only 6% of suicide attempts are performed by guns they represent 54% of successful suicide methods. [i] [i] Shaw, K. (2016, September 6). The Trace, 10 Essential Facts About Guns and Suicide. Retrieved from https://www.thetrace.org/2016/09/10-essential-facts-guns-suicide/ The following chart based on data taken from 1989 – 1997 compares the fatality rates of the most common suicide met...