SOURCE F Higher Rates of Gun Owner Ship = Higher Rates of Crime The conducted a study that concluded "the United States has higher rates of firearm ownership than do other developed nations, and higher rates of . Of the 233,251 people who were homicide victims in the United States between 1988 and 1997, 68% were killed with guns, of which the large majority were handguns” The estimated in 1995 that the number of firearms available in the US was 223 million. What % of homicide victims between 1988 and 1997 were killed with guns? Is there a connection between higher rates of gun ownership and homicides in the United States? Explain. Does this article change your thoughts on whether or not people should be able to carry concealed weapons?
SOURCE F Higher Rates of Gun Owner Ship = Higher Rates of Crime The conducted a study that concluded "the United States has higher rates of firearm ownership than do other developed nations, and higher rates of . Of the 233,251 people who were homicide victims in the United States between 1988 and 1997, 68% were killed with guns, of which the large majority were handguns” The estimated in 1995 that the number of firearms available in the US was 223 million. What % of homicide victims between 1988 and 1997 were killed with guns? Is there a connection between higher rates of gun ownership and homicides in the United States? Explain. Does this article change your thoughts on whether or not people should be able to carry concealed weapons?
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