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In the United States, the rates of injury and death due to firearms and the rate of crimes committed with firearms are far higher than those in any other industrialized nation. Every hour, guns are used to kill four people and to commit 120 crimes in our country.

Perhaps the most appropriate international comparisons are among the United States and other developed "frontier" countries where English is spoken: Canada, Australia, and New Zealand. These four nations have similar cultures, and all have histories that include the violent displacement of indigenous populations. They also have similar rates of property crime and . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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