• Syrc@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    What about nations that ban guns but have higher homicide rates than Japan or even the U.S.?

    The only countries that fit this definition outside Central/South America and Sub-Saharian Africa are Russia, Myanmar, Papua New Guinea, Palau and Kiribati.

    Literally all of Europe and all of Asia with a functioning democracy have a lower homicide rate than the US. I wouldn’t really call that “cherrypicking”.

    Is that what you’re comparing to? You think the US police would be as bad at enforcing a gun control law as the one in Kiribati?

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      1 year ago

      So… what you’re telling me is it’s not just the guns. It’s their culture.

      Interesting. I guess we can agree that banning guns doesn’t actually reduce homicide rates if the nation has people who want to kill each other.

      I wouldn’t really call that “cherrypicking”.

      Lol, so ignoring everything that goes against your argument isn’t cherrypicking? Dang. Stay in school, son.