Juan Anonly wrote:
> On 2010-04-25 16:01:00 -0700, dsi1 said:
>
>> On 4/25/2010 8:17 AM, argus tuft wrote:
>>> * 10,177 guns were used in murders in the U.S. in 2006 while in the
>>> same year, Canada reported 190. That's over 5 times a higher rate
>>> in the US.
>>
>> You're right about 10,177 being over 5 times higher than 190.
>
> The number has to be factored by the relative populations of both
> countries.

That is why one uses a per capita figure, and that there must be agreement
on what is meant by terms such as 'homicide' or 'violent crime'.

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