Cenk Uygur
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America’s Gun Sickness, Graphed
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July 26, 2015
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9:18Now PlayingOur brief reprieve from high-profile mass killings has already been broken. Even though nothing will likely happen legislatively after this latest tragedy to help prevent it happening again, it’s still important to talk about the issue and keep fighting for saner national gun policies. John Iadarola (Think Tank), Jimmy Dore (The Jimmy Dore Show), Jayar Jackson, and Michael Shure (Al Jazeera America) break it down on tonight’s Power Panel. Tell us what you think in the comment section below.
"In developed countries, there is a strong correlation between the number of guns and incidences of gun violence. In 2012, the US, which has the most guns per capita, also had the most firearm-related homicides of developed countries. Japan, which has the lowest rate of gun ownership, had the least…
Looking at the entire world, countries in Central America like Honduras, El Salvador, or Mexico have the most gun homicides per capita. But among the developed countries, none gets even close to the US.”*
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