Fact!
Developed nations with low gun ownership rates have significantly fewer gun deaths than in the U.S.
Gun ownership rate in the U.S. is 120 firearms per 100 civilians. This is 6X higher than the average of the countries shown in the graph; the gun death rate is nearly 8X higher.
Countries include: Australia, Canada, China, Finland, France, Germany, Iceland, Japan, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Russia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States
Source: World Population Review, 2019 and 2017 data, Small Arms Survey
