Mother-in-law forwarded this... Subject: Places Not to go if You Want to Stay Alive Places...NOT to go! This is FASCINATING !! WORLD MURDER STATISTICS War and terror zones excluded. From the World Health Organization The latest Murder Statistics for the world: Murders per 100,000 citizens per year. Honduras 91.6 (WOW!!) El Salvador 69.2 Cote d'lvoire 56.9 Jamaica 52.2 Venezuela 45.1 Belize 41.4 US Virgin Islands 39.2 Guatemala 38.5 Saint Kitts and Nevis 38.2 Zambia 38.0 Uganda 36.3 Malawi 36.0 Lesotho 35.2 Trinidad and Tobago 35.2 Colombia 33.4 South Africa 31.8 Congo 30.8 Central African Republic 29.3 Bahamas 27.4 Puerto Rico 26.2 Saint Lucia 25.2 Dominican Republic 25.0 Tanzania 24.5 Sudan 24.2 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 22.9 Ethiopia 22.5 Guinea 22.5 Dominica 22.1 Burundi 21.7 Democratic Republic of the Congo 21.7 Panama 21.6 Brazil 21.0 Equatorial Guinea 20.7 Guinea-Bissau 20.2 Kenya 20.1 Kyrgyzstan 20.1 Cameroon 19.7 Montserrat 19.7 Greenland 19.2 Angola 19.0 Guy ana 18.6 Burkina Faso 18.0 Eritrea 17.8 Namibia 17.2 Rwanda 17.1 Mexico 16.9 Chad 15.8 Ghana 15.7 Ecuador 15.2 North Korea 15.2 Benin 15.1 Sierra Leone 14.9 Mauritania 14.7 Botswana 14.5 Zimbabwe 14.3 Gabon 13.8 Nicaragua 13.6 French Guiana 13.3 Papua New Guinea 13.0 Swaziland 12.9 Bermuda 12.3 Comoros 12.2 Nigeria 12.2 Cape Verde 11.6 Grenada 11.5 Paraguay 11.5 Barbados 11.3 Togo 10.9 Gambia 10.8 Peru 10.8 Myanmar 10.2 Russia 10.2 Liberia 10.1 Costa Rica 10.0 Nauru 9.8 Bolivia 8.9 Mozambique 8.8 Kazakhstan 8.8 Senegal 8.7 Turks and Caicos Islands 8.7 Mongolia 8.7 British Virgin Islands 8.6 Cayman Islands 8.4 Seychelles 8.3 Madagascar 8.1 Indonesia 8.1 Mali 8.0 Pakistan 7.8 Moldova 7.5 Kiribati 7.3 Guadeloupe 7.0 Haiti 6.9 Timor-Leste 6.9 Anguilla 6.8 Antigua and Barbuda 6.8 Lithuania 6.6 Uruguay 5.9 Philippines 5.4 Ukraine 5.2 Estonia 5.2 Cuba 5.0 Belarus 4.9 Thailand 4.8 Suriname 4.6 Laos 4.6 Georgia 4.3 Martinique 4.2 And ......... The United States 4.2 !!!!! ALL (109) of the countries above America , HAVE 100% gun bans. It might be of interest to note that SWITZERLAND is not shown on this list, because it has...NO MURDER OCCURRENCE! However, SWITZERLAND 'S law requires that EVERYONE: 1. Own a gun. 2. Maintain Marksman qualifications ... regularly . the message is - loud and clear... GUN bans and restrictions... DO NOT work! By the way, murder is not legal in any of these countries. It is not the law or police or military or government that keeps a person safe from violence or mayhem, but the values of the society. The moral character and ethics of the people. Draw your own conclusions. ______________________________________________ Any chance this is accurate? I didn't know so many countries had gun bans.
You're talking nonsense, few of those countries if any have "100% gun bans". Estonia for example has plenty of people with guns. I guess you're comparing US to Zimbabwe and Honduras, countries where very few laws are enforced, instead of places like Germany or UK which are much better comparisons.
in Africa, many rifles were captured from French and British troops and are passed down through the family. Those families with rifles have special status. But ammunition is so expensive, three bullets can equal a months income. Only the best marksmen are allowed to hunt. Perhaps somewhere in the city, the government has outlawed guns, but nobody pays any attention to the laws, and they are not enforced. at anyrate, if you want to kill somebody, there are plenty of ways to do it without wasting a bullet.
Statistics can be found in this report: http://www.unodc.org/documents/gsh/pdfs/2014_GLOBAL_HOMICIDE_BOOK_web.pdf You may have to interpret the numbers.
Progress. Rick Snyder Vetoes Gun Bill Over Domestic Violence Concerns Posted: 01/15/2015 1:05 pm EST Updated: 01/15/2015 4:59 pm EST Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder (R) bucked the National Rifle Association on Thursday and vetoed a concealed carry gun bill that would have allowed some people with restraining orders issued against them for domestic violence to carry a concealed pistol. "We simply can't and won't take the chance of exposing domestic abuse victims to additional violence or intimidation," Snyder said. "There are certainly some reforms that can improve the way Michigan issues concealed pistol licenses and we support the rights of law-abiding firearm owners, but it's crucial that we leave in place protections for people who already have endured challenges and abuse." The controversial legislation, which was proposed to streamline the process for issuing concealed pistol licenses in Michigan, was strongly opposed by gun violence and domestic violence prevention advocates. The bill would have revised current Michigan law to state that if an individual with a temporary personal protective order issued against him for domestic violence is not explicitly prohibited by a judge from having a gun, that person can legally obtain a concealed pistol license. Current law states that anyone with a PPO issued against him for domestic violence or stalking is prohibited from carrying a gun concealed. Former Rep. Gabby Giffords (D-Ariz.), who survived a gunshot to the head in 2011, wrote a letter to Snyder this week urging him to veto the bill. "Domestic violence and access to firearms are a lethal combination, and this policy undermines the safety of American women," Giffords wrote." More>>
I saw that this morning. Vive la Resistance. Incidentally, the OP might want to provide further details on this report. Links would be nice. In the WHO report on violent death, only Albania was higher than the US regarding violent death by firearms. The "murder" list provided above could be murder by anything: guns, bottles, knives, clubs, chains, throwing out of windows, etc.
%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% Probably about right. not a prediction. I don't know why Honduras has been number 1; but has been for some time.They have some strange laws there; no wearing camo on dove hunting cause the military wears camo.