Chart: America's insane rate of gun homicide in perspective

America's insane rate of gun homicide in perspective

US President Barack Obama spoke out about the country's gun laws once again last week, mere hours before a gunman killed two people at a Louisiana cinema. When it comes to homicides by firearm per 1 million in developed countries, nowhere comes close to matching the US. was inspired

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This chart shows homicides by firearms per 1 million people in selected developed countries in 2012.

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America's insane rate of gun homicide in perspective