Is Gun Control Effective?

Is Gun Control Effective? 10 y = Gun Related USA (88.8 , 9.0) Deaths SWITZERLAND (45.7, 6.4) Per 100,000 Population CANADA (30.8 , 4.78) FRANCE (31.2,3.0) -- - - - - - - - - - -- SERBIA (58.2, 3.9) INDIA (4.2,0.93) GERMANY (30.3 , 1.1) JAPAN (0.6 , 0.07) UK* (6.2,0.22) 50 100 x = Gun Ownership Per Capita (%) COUNTRY (x, y) Best Fit Regression Line: y = 0.0863x + 0.3526 R = 0.73 (indicates how well the line explains the data, 1.0 being perfect explanation) The United States is the country with the highest per capita ownership of guns (88.8%) 7 out of 10 countries with the highest rate of gun-related deaths lie in South and Central America, El-Salvador being no. 1 with 50.36 deaths per 100,000 population Based on this graph (sample of 45 countries), there is strong evidence that stricter gun control may result in reduction of gun-related deaths For more details and sources visit: www.clickexist.com/2012/12/16/gun-control-infographic * Per capita ownership value for England and Wales only CE ClickExist.com Is Gun Control Effective? 10 y = Gun Related USA (88.8 , 9.0) Deaths SWITZERLAND (45.7, 6.4) Per 100,000 Population CANADA (30.8 , 4.78) FRANCE (31.2,3.0) -- - - - - - - - - - -- SERBIA (58.2, 3.9) INDIA (4.2,0.93) GERMANY (30.3 , 1.1) JAPAN (0.6 , 0.07) UK* (6.2,0.22) 50 100 x = Gun Ownership Per Capita (%) COUNTRY (x, y) Best Fit Regression Line: y = 0.0863x + 0.3526 R = 0.73 (indicates how well the line explains the data, 1.0 being perfect explanation) The United States is the country with the highest per capita ownership of guns (88.8%) 7 out of 10 countries with the highest rate of gun-related deaths lie in South and Central America, El-Salvador being no. 1 with 50.36 deaths per 100,000 population Based on this graph (sample of 45 countries), there is strong evidence that stricter gun control may result in reduction of gun-related deaths For more details and sources visit: www.clickexist.com/2012/12/16/gun-control-infographic * Per capita ownership value for England and Wales only CE ClickExist.com