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How US gun culture stacks up with the world | CNN
Ubiquitous gun violence in the US has left few places unscathed over the decades. As the tally of gun-related deaths continue to grow daily, here's a look at how American gun culture compares to the rest of the world.
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"Ubiquitous gun violence in the United States has left few places unscathed over the decades. Still, many Americans hold their right to bear arms, enshrined in the US Constitution, as sacrosanct. But critics of the Second Amendment say that right threatens another: The right to life. America's relationship to gun ownership is unique, and its gun culture is a global outlier. As the tally of gun-related deaths continue to grow daily, here's a look at how gun culture in the US compares to the rest of the world."
"…gun control advocate Rukmani Bhatia [a Hilary R Clinton Research Fellow] said that the US gun lobby has seized a rights-based narrative "to justify, dangerously, the right to bear, carry, and use firearms."
Stand your ground legislation, she said, "warps people's understanding about their rights to security and, in the worst cases, empowers them to take away another person's right to life."
Nothing new to see here - a rehash and a few updates. Fully one-sided, with no attempt at critical analysis of opposing data and arguments. Just a CNN Thanksgiving hit piece, with lead author Cara Fox (ha - I’ll bet she gets Fox News jabs all the time) a long-time gun control journalist.
They talk about private ownership of guns as though it’s a bad thing….
Homicide and suicide by guns? In the UN’s 35 Developed country list? That’s a great way to hide the actual homicide and suicide ranking of the uS, which is middling at best.
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