Guns, Guns, Everywhere — but How Violent Is the U.S., Really?

There are more than 393 millions firearms in the United States, Americans have been buying in excess of one million guns per month for the last four-plus years, and our nation also leads the world in number of firearms owned per 100 civilians. Yet the United States is not in the top 50 countries in murder rate — and may be outside the top 100….By Selwyn Duke