So I was trying to figure out why the U.S. and Canada have similiar gun laws but more people are killed by guns in the U.S. than in Canada, then I figured it out; racial make up.
http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/homicide/race.htm
Now taking these homicide rates for African Americans in consideration, would it be safe to say our high gun crime rate is their fault. This raises the question, why should all Americans not be allowed guns because 12 percent of the population enjoys shooting each other?
Please keep racism out of this thread, thank you.
U.S. Demographics wrote:
white 79.96%, black 12.85%, Asian 4.43%, Amerindian and Alaska native 0.97%, native Hawaiian and other Pacific islander 0.18%, two or more races 1.61% (July 2007 estimate)
note: a separate listing for Hispanic is not included because the US Census Bureau considers Hispanic to mean persons of Spanish/Hispanic/Latino origin including those of Mexican, Cuban, Puerto Rican, Dominican Republic, Spanish, and Central or South American origin living in the US who may be of any race or ethnic group (white, black, Asian, etc.); about 15.1% of the total US population is Hispanic
Now consider theseCanada eh, Demographics wrote:
British Isles origin 28%, French origin 23%, other European 15%, Amerindian 2%, other, mostly Asian, African, Arab 6%, mixed background 26%
http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/homicide/race.htm
Now taking these homicide rates for African Americans in consideration, would it be safe to say our high gun crime rate is their fault. This raises the question, why should all Americans not be allowed guns because 12 percent of the population enjoys shooting each other?
Please keep racism out of this thread, thank you.